Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

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

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

react verbally

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

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

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

plural of “emigrant” — someone who leaves one country to settle in another

From this reading They are emigrants looking for a new home.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They are emigrants looking for a new home.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading They are emigrants looking for a new home.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

and nothing more

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

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

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

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

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

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

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

water soaked soil; soft wet earth

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading They are emigrants looking for a new home.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

above and across; more than

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

on the contrary

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

-ing form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

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From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

Identical; not different.

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

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From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

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From this reading Not far from it float some little, soft, jelly-like bodies, exactly resembling the one who spoke to the star-fish just now.

the rays of the sun

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

carry out

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

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

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

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

From this reading They are emigrants looking for a new home.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

the upper part of anything

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

up to a particular time

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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 If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

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

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

in or at the place that

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

during the time that

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

which person or people

From this reading Where is Roncador Bank, and who are the little settlers there?

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading They seem to take a fancy to this hill, and fix themselves on bits of rock along its base, until, as more and more of them come, they form a circle around it, and the hill stands up in the middle, while far above the whole blue waves are tossing in the sunlight.

in the company of; together with

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

a late time of life

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you want me to answer this question, you must go back with me, or rather think back with me, over many thousands of years; and, looking into this same Caribbean Sea, we shall find in its south-western part a little hill formed of mud and sand, and reaching not nearly so high as the top of the water.