Chapter II

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

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

having fair knowledge of

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

in the past

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

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

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

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

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

equipment designed to serve a specific function

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

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

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the force by which one object attracts another

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading “Very attractive, no doubt,” interrupts Piscator.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

possessive form of “bachelor” — a man who has never been married

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

plural of “bolt” — a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

plural of “bottom” — the lower side of anything

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But a truce to your dithyrambs on scenery, and sagas, and liberty.

being or suggesting a cavern

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

plural of “clime” — the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But a truce to your dithyrambs on scenery, and sagas, and liberty.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading “Very attractive, no doubt,” interrupts Piscator.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

a native or inhabitant of Europe

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

extremely pleasing

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

plural of “fjord” — a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

plural of “friar” — a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

coins made of gold

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

in a diagrammatic manner

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

a teeming multitude

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

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

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

plural of “interrupt” — a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out

From this reading “Very attractive, no doubt,” interrupts Piscator.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

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From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

a unit of instruction

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

the largest or most massive thing of its kind

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a state of confused turmoil.

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

social deportment

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

possessive form of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

not any; not one

From this reading “Very attractive, no doubt,” interrupts Piscator.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

on one occasion

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

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From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

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From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

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From this reading “Very attractive, no doubt,” interrupts Piscator.

plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

a representation by picture or portraiture

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

a future prospect or potential

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

past form of “pour” — cause to run

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

any competition

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

plural of “saga” — a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the work of a sailor

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

-ing form of “slumber” — be asleep

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

agitating a liquid with an implement

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

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

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

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

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

From this reading But a truce to your dithyrambs on scenery, and sagas, and liberty.

plural of “tyrant” — a cruel and oppressive dictator

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

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From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

precisely as stated

From this reading “Very attractive, no doubt,” interrupts Piscator.

plural of “viking” — any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

imparting heat

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

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

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

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

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

which person or people

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The glamour of Norwegian scenery--A gentle angler in a passion--The stirring of the blood--A bachelor’s wild scream of liberty--What marriage brings a salmon-fisher to--Away, for the land of the mountain and the flood--“Little” circle sailing--The Arctic shark--Advantages of gold lace--A lesson for laughers--Norwegian coast scenery--Nature’s grey friars--In the steps of the Vikings--The Norwegian character--How the Elves left Jutland--Christiansand harbour.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “In short, the country beats that loadstone island in the East hollow, which extracted the bolts out of the ships’ bottoms; drawing the tin out of one’s pockets, and oneself thither every summer without the possibility of resistance.

a late time of life

From this reading A strange attraction has Norway for one who has once become acquainted with it: with its weird rocks and mountains--its dark cavernous fjords--its transparent skies--its quaint gulf-stream warming apparatus--its “Borealis race”--its fabulous Maelstrom--its “Leviathan slumbering on the Norway foam”--its sagas, so graphically portraying the manners and thoughts of an ancient race--its sturdy population, descendants of that northern hive which poured from the frozen loins of the north, and, as Montesquieu says, “left their native climes to destroy tyrants and slaves, and were, a thousand years ago, the upholders of European liberty.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But a truce to your dithyrambs on scenery, and sagas, and liberty.