Chapter VIII

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

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

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From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

open to or abounding in fresh air

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

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

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

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

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

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

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

cause to slow down or get stuck

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

plural of “cake” — a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

an occurrence of something

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

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

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

heighten or intensify

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

without any others being included or involved

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

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From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

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From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

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From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

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

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

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From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

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

From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

a social unit living together

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

getting higher or more vigorous

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

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

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

set afire or burning

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

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

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

temporary living quarters

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

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From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

plural of “morass” — a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

a native or inhabitant of Norway

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

a severe or trying experience

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

a small contrasting part of something

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

plural of “proprietor” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

marked by precise accordance with details

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

an instance of questioning

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

on the contrary

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

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

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

make high-pitched, whiney noises

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

(of soil) soft and watery

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

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From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

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

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

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

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

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From this reading The proprietors are Gunnuf Sweynsen and his brother Torkil, together with one Ole Johnson, a cousin.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

not neatly combed

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

of or associated with the great masses of people

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.

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From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

plural of “waiter” — a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

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

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

delayed or shut in by bad weather

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

at the time that

From this reading It was already dark when we emerged from the morasses and loose rocks, and lighted by good luck on the little patch of green sward on the northern shores of the Misövand, adjoining the farm-house of Waagen.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A couple of gaards, with a belt of swampy grass land, are all the symptoms of man to enliven this intensely solitary waste of grey rocks, bog, birch, and water.

the words that are spoken

From this reading An oasis--Unkempt waiters--Improving an opportunity--The church in the wilderness--Household words--A sudden squall--The pools of the Quenna--Airy lodgings--Weather-bound--A Norwegian grandpapa--Unwashed agriculturists--An uncanny companion--A fiery ordeal--The idiot’s idiosyncrasy--The punctilious parson--A pleasant query--The mystery of making flad-brod--National cakes--The exclusively English phase of existence--Author makes a vain attempt to be “hyggelig”--Rather queer.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading On referring to the map, reader, and finding this spot set down upon it, your imagination, of course, pictures a regular village, or something of that sort; but this is not the case.