Chapter XI

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

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

later than; following

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

aimlessly drifting

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

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

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

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

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

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

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

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

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

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

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

an occurrence of something

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

rid of obstructions

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

deeply involved especially in something complicated

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

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

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

immediately past

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

the common people generally

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

a native or inhabitant of Mexico

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

having hills and crags

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

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

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

above and across; more than

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

by chance

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

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

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

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

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

move upward

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

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

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

plural of “rook” — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

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

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

successive (without a break)

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

plural of “surge” — a sudden forceful flow

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

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

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

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

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

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

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

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

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

a violent disturbance

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

not having or belonging to a structured whole

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

in a vertical position; not sloping

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

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 --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

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

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

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

From this reading The whole affair seems to be as clear a case of wasted energy as a Mexican revolution.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading On-coming waves, met by those recoiling, rise into mountainous, struggling masses of wild fury.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading --_Tennyson._ THE AUTUMN WINDS AND THE ROCK MILLS OF THE SEA Nothing looks more aimless, more unorganized, perhaps, than the long turmoil of the waves of the sea which begins in late autumn and continues through the winter months.

in the company of; together with

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading (OCTOBER) To-night the winds begin to rise And roar from yonder dropping day; The last red leaf is whirled away, The rooks are blown about the skies.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If, with your nose well over the edge of a cliff, you look straight down, you will see something like this: With every forward leap of the surges the waters are divided and entangled among the rocks, and division after division is beaten back by the upright wall in front and the broken blocks of stone on this side and on that.