Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Yes, there was no mistake about it.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading He was wide awake, and the sky was changing.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

indistinct or hazy in outline

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading He was wide awake, and the sky was changing.

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From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

the act of departing

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

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From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

made dim or less bright

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

remove the dust from

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

opinion or judgment

From this reading He rubbed his eyes.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yes, there was no mistake about it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

become covered with mist

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Yes, there was no mistake about it.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

not any; not one

From this reading Yes, there was no mistake about it.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

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From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure

From this reading He rubbed his eyes.

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

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading He was wide awake, and the sky was changing.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

possessing sweep

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Yes, there was no mistake about it.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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

From this reading Yes, there was no mistake about it.

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

From this reading That which had seemed a mist now appeared more like a fine dust, that swept across the heavens and dimmed the desert sky.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading He was wide awake, and the sky was changing.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

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

From this reading THE DEVIL-WIND As Pete lay planning his departure--he wondered if Boca would think to find him a canteen and food for his long ride--the stars, hitherto clear-edged and brilliant, became blurred as though an almost invisible mist had drifted between them and the earth.

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, there was no mistake about it.