Chapter IV

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

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

Having no one else present.

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

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

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading THE ISLES OF THE BEAUTIFUL WEST.

in a beautiful manner

From this reading This hill, however, was beautifully encrimsoned with heath and heather.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

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From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

psychological suffering

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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From this reading This hill, however, was beautifully encrimsoned with heath and heather.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

to or in any or all places

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

From this reading This hill, however, was beautifully encrimsoned with heath and heather.

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

From this reading This hill, however, was beautifully encrimsoned with heath and heather.

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From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

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From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading This hill, however, was beautifully encrimsoned with heath and heather.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

plural of “isle” — a small island

From this reading THE ISLES OF THE BEAUTIFUL WEST.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

being the only one; single and isolated from others

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

held dear

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

make imperfect

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

an insignificant place

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

throughout a period of time

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ISLES OF THE BEAUTIFUL WEST.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

resembling or reminiscent of silver

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

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

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

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

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

confined on all sides

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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

From this reading THE ISLES OF THE BEAUTIFUL WEST.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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

From this reading This hill, however, was beautifully encrimsoned with heath and heather.

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

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

a just detectable amount

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

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

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

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

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading THE ISLES OF THE BEAUTIFUL WEST.

at the time that

From this reading It was one bright, beautiful afternoon, when we were alone together, far away on a lonesome, heather-clad hill-top.

in or at the place that

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

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

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “Strange--that where Nature loved to trace, As if for gods, a dwelling-place, And every charm and grace hath mixed Within the paradise she fixed, There man, enamoured of distress, Should mar it into wilderness, And trample, brute-like, o’er each flower, That tasks not one laborious hour.”--BYRON.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.

but in spite of that

From this reading It was a hill that, south of the silvery Tweed, would have been called a mountain, yet as regards height was nowhere amid the chaos of giants with which it was everywhere surrounded.