Chapter IX

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

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

at or in the front

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

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

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

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

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

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

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

divisible by two

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

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

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

very far away in space or time

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

set up or found

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

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From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

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

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

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

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

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

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

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

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

by chance

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

the force of workers available

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

covered with or smelling of mold

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

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

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

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

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

and nothing more

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

above and across; more than

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

compacted by ironing

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

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

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

a single sharp crash of thunder

From this reading Then of a sudden the business before us came into my brain like a thunderclap; and I read a fresh meaning into the scene.

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

From this reading For half a minute maybe I lay thus, thinking of nothing much, and hearing in a far-off way the shuffling of the horses.

plural of “towel” — a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

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

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

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

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading THE LANDING IN GALLIPOLI I ended by waking up quite late in the morning—not only ended by waking up late, in fact, but even by forgetting the undertaking ahead of us.

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

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

in or at the place that

From this reading I discovered myself on my back, looking through the open hatchway at the sky, where a pleasant breeze found a way down, and drove off the musty odours of manure and pressed lucerne.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Daylight had crept nearly over the sky, and the deck above was full of men come up for the morning wash, with towels about their necks and soap in their hands.