Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

anew

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But the sunlight was a weak and, as it were, a wet sunlight, and was soon swallowed up.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the sunlight was a weak and, as it were, a wet sunlight, and was soon swallowed up.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

lacking definite form or limits

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

the sensation produced by low temperatures

From this reading Wayne spoke to the King, with a queer sort of coldness and languor, as to the military operations.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

Greek geometer (3rd century BC)

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

coins made of gold

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

characterized by enmity or ill will

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

not capable of being carried out or put into practice

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

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From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Wayne spoke to the King, with a queer sort of coldness and languor, as to the military operations.

a relaxed comfortable feeling

From this reading Wayne spoke to the King, with a queer sort of coldness and languor, as to the military operations.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading Wayne spoke to the King, with a queer sort of coldness and languor, as to the military operations.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

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From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

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From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

someone who looks on

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

From this reading Wayne spoke to the King, with a queer sort of coldness and languor, as to the military operations.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

a high-ranking university administrator

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Wayne spoke to the King, with a queer sort of coldness and languor, as to the military operations.

righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

possessing material wealth

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading It was as he had said the night before--that being deprived of his sense of an impracticable rectitude, he was, in effect, being deprived of everything.

in the near future

From this reading But the sunlight was a weak and, as it were, a wet sunlight, and was soon swallowed up.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Wayne spoke to the King, with a queer sort of coldness and languor, as to the military operations.

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Wayne spoke to the King, with a queer sort of coldness and languor, as to the military operations.

plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

the rays of the sun

From this reading But the sunlight was a weak and, as it were, a wet sunlight, and was soon swallowed up.

the rays of the sun

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

green foliage

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading But the sunlight was a weak and, as it were, a wet sunlight, and was soon swallowed up.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But the sunlight was a weak and, as it were, a wet sunlight, and was soon swallowed up.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading But the sunlight was a weak and, as it were, a wet sunlight, and was soon swallowed up.

at the time that

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The day was cloudy when Wayne went down to die with all his army in Kensington Gardens; it was cloudy again when that army had been swallowed up by the vast armies of a new world.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading There had been an almost uncanny interval of sunshine, in which the Provost of Notting Hill, with all the placidity of an onlooker, had gazed across to the hostile armies on the great spaces of verdure opposite; the long strips of green and blue and gold lay across the park in squares and oblongs like a proposition in Euclid wrought in a rich embroidery.