Chapter IX

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

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

(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 He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

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

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

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

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

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

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

a youthful male person

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

lacking funds

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

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From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

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

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

a hilly county in southwestern England

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day was grey and windy, just the sort of day for flying a kite.

the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

of or relating to or suggestive of flowers

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

moving swiftly

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

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From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

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From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

a quick look

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

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

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

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

From this reading The day was grey and windy, just the sort of day for flying a kite.

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From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

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

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

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

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

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

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

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

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

and nothing more

From this reading The day was grey and windy, just the sort of day for flying a kite.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

held dear

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

out of fashion

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

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

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

past form of “soar” — rise rapidly

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading The day was grey and windy, just the sort of day for flying a kite.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

not in physical motion

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

a lightweight cord

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

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

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

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

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

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

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

up to a particular time

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

-ing form of “unwind” — reverse the winding or twisting of

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

inflected form of “unwind” — reverse the winding or twisting of

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

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

From this reading Cedric was flying his kite in a flowery meadow close to his home in Cornwall.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

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

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

which person or people

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes

From this reading The day was grey and windy, just the sort of day for flying a kite.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a favourite spot of his, for he was a boy who loved beautiful scenery, and from there he could get a glimpse of Land's End, with its great rocks around which the waves frothed and gambolled, broke, and gurgled away.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

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

From this reading He kept on unwinding and unwinding the large ball of string until he began to wonder if his kite would still be in view by the time he had unwound it all.

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

From this reading This kite was of the old-fashioned sort, with a tail of his own making, and as it soared away higher and higher, with the tail wriggling its great length like a happy eel on a holiday, his heart was full of pride and content.