Chapter VIII

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

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

higher than, or over, something

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

anew

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

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

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading My thoughts took another turn.

(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

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

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

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

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

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

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

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

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

the lower side of anything

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

an arrangement of events in time

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

showing lack of emotional involvement

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

(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 "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the organ of sight

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

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

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

immediately past

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

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

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the common people generally

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

disregarded

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

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

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

a hotel located in a resort area

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

move upward

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

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

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

uttered with a trill

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

relating to or consisting of runes

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

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From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

cut with a saw

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

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

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

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

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

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

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

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

From this reading My thoughts took another turn.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading As I was thus musing three or four falling stars attracted my eye.

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

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading My thoughts took another turn.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading My thoughts took another turn.

not known

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

up to a particular time

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading It became the resort of birds of various species unknown to us--the home of savage chiefs as little known to us, until the axe cut the Runic characters which then brought them into our chronology.

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

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

look attentively

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

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

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'

possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

a late time of life

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I always watch this wild host fly past every New Year's eve; but on the last one, as I told you, I neglected to look at them, for I was rolling away in thought upon the round pebbles--rolling through thousands and thousands of years.

the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen

From this reading I saw them detached from rocks far away in the distant north; saw them driven along in masses of ice before Noah's ark was put together; saw them sink to the bottom, and rise again in a sand-bank, which grew higher and higher above the water; and I said, 'That will be Zealand!'