Chapter IV

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

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

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

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

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

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

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

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From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

make calm or still

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

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

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

high status importance owing to marked superiority

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

opinion or judgment

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

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

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

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 In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

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

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

marked by complexity and richness of detail

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

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

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

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

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

used to form the superlative

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

not in physical motion

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

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From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

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

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

the possibility of future success

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

put or confide something in a person or thing

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

precisely, exactly

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

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

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

having a supporting base

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

move an implement through

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

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

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

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

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

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

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

soldiers collectively

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

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

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

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

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

under normal conditions

From this reading Behind us lay the beautiful little bay of Passages, tranquil and almost motionless, under the influence of a calm morning, though rendered more than usually gay by the ships and boats which covered its surface.

precisely as stated

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

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From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

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

From this reading We had bivouacked upon a well-wooded eminence--standing, as it were, in the very centre of an amphitheatre of mountains.

at the time that

From this reading Day had fully dawned when the general stir of the troops around me put an end to my repose.

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

From this reading I opened my eyes, and remained for half a minute in a state of entire bewilderment, so new and so splendid was the prospect which met them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In front, and to the right and left, rose, at some little distance off, hill above hill, not rugged and barren, like those among which we afterwards took up our abode, but shaggy with the richest and most luxuriant groves of plane, birch, and mountain-ash.