Chapter III

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

a hat tied under the chin

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic “Reynard the Fox”

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it is too late for this part of Norway.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

difficult to analyze or understand

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

(law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

someone who works underwater

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

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From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

plural of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But it is too late for this part of Norway.

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

a man of refinement

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

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

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

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

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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

From this reading But it is too late for this part of Norway.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it is too late for this part of Norway.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading But it is too late for this part of Norway.

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

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From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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 These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

in motion

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

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From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

the immediate descendants of a person

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading But it is too late for this part of Norway.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

almost; nearly

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

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From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

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

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But it is too late for this part of Norway.

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

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But it is too late for this part of Norway.

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

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

a listing of the words used in some enterprise

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.

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

From this reading The proverb, “never too old to learn,” was practically brought to my mind in an old Norwegian gentleman on board.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

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

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

which person or people

From this reading Two Englishmen were on board the _Lindesnaes_, who had been fishing a week in the Torrisdal Elv, and had had two rises and caught nothing; so they are moving along the coast to try another river.

in the company of; together with

From this reading These are early rivers, and the fish have been too long up to afford sport with the fly.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading Disappointed fishermen--A formidable diver--Arendal, the Norwegian Venice--A vocabulary at fault--Ship-building--The Norwegian Seaboard--Sandefjord, the Norwegian Brighton--A complicated costume--Flora’s own bonnet--Bruin at large--Skien and its saw-mills--Norway cutting its sticks--Wooden walls--Christopher Hansen Blum--The Norwegian phase of religious dissent--A confession of faith--The Norsk Church the offspring of that of Great Britain.