Chapter VII

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

quickly and without warning

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

past form of “administer” — work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

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

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

a hazard on a golf course

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

an occurrence of something

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

a thin layer covering something

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

the best people or things in a group

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

to or in any or all places

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

to an extreme degree

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

a person of German nationality

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

a young female

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

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

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

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

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

an opening into or through something

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

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

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

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

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

moving slowly and gently

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

by good fortune

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

filled or abounding with fog or mist

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

not any; not one

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

of or relating to ornithology

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

a course of conduct

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

a coniferous tree

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

with speed

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

plural of “realm” — a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

censure severely or angrily

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

plural of “revel” — unrestrained merrymaking

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

(used especially of meats) preserved in salt

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

Identical; not different.

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

go sour or spoil

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

too old to be useful

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

carry out

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

From this reading Luckily I was close behind him, or the thread of my story might have been abruptly snapped.

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

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

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

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

male cat

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

not given to open expression of emotion

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

precisely as stated

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

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

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Pine now begins to take the place of birch, and we descend very rapidly into the valley of the Maan, pronounced Moan.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading No cream--The valley of the Maan--The Riukan foss--German students--A bridge of dread--The course of true love never did run smooth--Fine misty weather for trout--Salted provisions--Midsummer night revels--The Tindsö--The priest’s hole--Treacherous ice--A case for Professor Holloway--The realms of cloud-land--Superannuated--An ornithological guess--Field-fares out of reach of “Tom Brown”--The best kind of physic--Undemonstrative affection--Everywhere the same--Clever little horses.

at the time that

From this reading The horse being exceedingly lazy, I administered a rebuke to him, when he was not slow in returning the compliment, striking me with his heels in the thigh.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The path, I find, is at a higher level than I imagined, for, on reaching a sæter, no bunker (sour milk, with a thick coating of cream) is to be had, as the temperature is too low, the girl tells me, for the process of mantling to take place.