Chapter IX

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

(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 It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

Having no one else present.

From this reading He was alone, having sent his groom to the chateau to inform the marquise of his change of plans.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

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From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading He was alone, having sent his groom to the chateau to inform the marquise of his change of plans.

an impressive country house (or castle) in France

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

mark as different

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

render capable or able for some task

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

divisible by two

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Hallo there, get to one side of the road or the other," he shouted.

depressingly dark

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

educate for a future role or function

From this reading He was alone, having sent his groom to the chateau to inform the marquise of his change of plans.

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

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

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From this reading "Hallo there, get to one side of the road or the other," he shouted.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading He was alone, having sent his groom to the chateau to inform the marquise of his change of plans.

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

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

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

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

toward home

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

not admitting of penetration or passage into or through

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to

From this reading He was alone, having sent his groom to the chateau to inform the marquise of his change of plans.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

and nothing more

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

set afire or burning

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess

From this reading He was alone, having sent his groom to the chateau to inform the marquise of his change of plans.

the force of workers available

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

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From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

not in physical motion

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

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From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

according to the clock

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Hallo there, get to one side of the road or the other," he shouted.

and nothing more

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Hallo there, get to one side of the road or the other," he shouted.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Hallo there, get to one side of the road or the other," he shouted.

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From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

a course of conduct

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

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From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading He was alone, having sent his groom to the chateau to inform the marquise of his change of plans.

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From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

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From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading He was alone, having sent his groom to the chateau to inform the marquise of his change of plans.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading "Hallo there, get to one side of the road or the other," he shouted.

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

From this reading "Hallo there, get to one side of the road or the other," he shouted.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

having a supporting base

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

carry out

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

a vivid mental image

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

at the time that

From this reading It was about six o'clock in the evening when Raoul de Pont Brillant turned in this path, which seemed all the darker and more gloomy from the fact that the highway he had just left was still lighted by the rays reflected from the setting sun.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

which person or people

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

belonging to which person

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

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

From this reading The Vieille Coupe road, which Raoul de Pont Brillant would be obliged to take on his return from the Chateau de Montel homeward, was a sort of deep hollow way, with high banks covered with tall pine-trees, whose heads formed such an impenetrable dome that the light was dim there even at noontime, and at sunset it was so dark that two men who met there would not be able to distinguish each other's features.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading He had proceeded only twenty yards when his vision became sufficiently accustomed to the obscurity to enable him to distinguish a human being standing motionless in the middle of the road, a short distance in front of him.