Chapter XVI

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

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

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

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

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

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

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

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

of short duration or distance

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

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From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

devoid of physical sensation; numb

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

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

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

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From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

a feeling of extreme joy

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

nonresinous wood of a fir tree

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

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

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

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From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

the activity of flying a glider

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

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

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

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

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

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

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

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

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

plural of “murmur” — a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

plural of “needle” — the leaf of a conifer

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

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

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

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From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

fully extended in width

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

a coniferous tree

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

A distinctive smell or aroma.

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

get by special effort

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

-ing form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

From this reading For a brief hour they were forgetting life and its problems, letting self sink into self, surrendering everything to an intimate exultation in their nearness to each other.

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

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

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

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

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

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

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

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

precisely as stated

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading They were like ghosts gliding side by side, for the carpet of pine needles deadened the sound of their footsteps, and they spoke but little, in voices that were but murmurs.

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading Eve rested against Canterton’s outspread arm, her head upon his shoulder, as they wandered to and fro between the tall trunks of the firs.

migratory

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

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

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

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

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading AN HOUR IN THE FIR WOODS The warm scent of the fir woods was about them, and a darkness that made their very thoughts seem secret and secure.

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading They were the lovers of some ancient tale wandering in an old forest of enchantments, seeing each other’s faces pale and yearning in the dim light under the trees.