Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

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

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

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

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

of black tinged with blue

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

lacking funds

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

a person who is being chased

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

past form of “chasten” — censure severely

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

rid of obstructions

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

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

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

propriety in manners and conduct

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

resembling a dream

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

lighted by or as if by twilight

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

having a pattern of dots

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

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

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

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

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

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

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

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

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

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

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

the work of a sailor

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

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

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

in a grave and sedate manner

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

not in physical motion

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

(poetic) tranquil silence

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

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

From this reading Orr's Island, with its blue-black spruces, its silver firs, its golden larches, its scarlet sumachs, lay on the bosom of the deep like a great many-colored gem on an enchanted mirror.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading MOSES Sunday morning rose clear and bright on Harpswell Bay.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

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

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

directed up

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading A vague, dreamlike sense of rest and Sabbath stillness seemed to brood in the air.

precisely as stated

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

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

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading The very spruce-trees seemed to know that it was Sunday, and to point solemnly upward with their dusky fingers; and the small tide-waves that chased each other up on the shelly beach, or broke against projecting rocks, seemed to do it with a chastened decorum, as if each blue-haired wave whispered to his brother, "Be still--be still."

a Caucasian

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The whole sea was a waveless, blue looking-glass, streaked with bands of white, and flecked with sailing cloud-shadows from the skies above.