Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

using the voice; not silently

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

in addition

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

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

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

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

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

the lower side of anything

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

terminate

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

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

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

opinion or judgment

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

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

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

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From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

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

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

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From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

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

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

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

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

the act of retaining something

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

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

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

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

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

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

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

held up in the air

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

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

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

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 For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

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

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

above and across; more than

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

precisely, exactly

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

having a supporting base

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

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

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

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

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

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

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

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

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

up to a particular time

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

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

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

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 Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading “Here,” I said; and getting down from the horse, I turned to Him and lifted Him down also.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

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

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

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

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.

in or at the place that

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

a Caucasian

From this reading For a long time we stood there in silence till the cry had long echoed away; then from the right of me there slid a white wolf from the hill-top.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He slid to the bottom of the hill a little way from me, and then sat on his haunches and looked at us with his red eyes.

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading “This is the place,” I said; and taking Him under the arms as I had seen the serving-man do, I led Him down into the valley where the snow did not break to our tread, and standing there in the valley, holding Him under the arms, I called aloud three times the cry of a wolf.

plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading Then came three more wolves, slowly, over the snow; they came down from under the beech trees that were in front of us, and these also sat down on their haunches and stayed looking at us with their eyes.