Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

moving forward

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

disposed to please

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

plural of “caper” — any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

having gaps or spaces

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

plural of “defeat” — an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

(often used in combination) having a specified direction

From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

extend in scope or range or area

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

third-person singular of “extricate” — release from entanglement of difficulty

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

-ing form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

capable of reproducing

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

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From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

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

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

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

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

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

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

the act of retaining something

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

the state of being honored

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

annoyed and irritable

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

pull, or move with a sudden movement

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

and nothing more

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal

From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

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From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

engage in

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

plural of “multitude” — a large indefinite number

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

not any; not one

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

in a northern direction

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

above and across; more than

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

-ing form of “perceive” — to become aware of through the senses

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

thrust or throw into

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

at breakneck speed

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

resist doing something

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

the group following and attending to some important person

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

precisely, exactly

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

have in common

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

the display of a motion picture

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

unusual or striking

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

as much as a spoon will hold

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

plural of “spur” — a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

a maneuver in a game or conversation

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

sullen or moody

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

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From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

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From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

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

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

the upper part of anything

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

in the direction of

From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

third-person singular of “unite” — act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778)

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

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 But sulky and ill-tempered was Sphinx at the time: she plunged indeed--such a devil of a plunge, that she dashed him in one jerk over her head, and he fell precipitately into the water before her.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

at the time that

From this reading But the Count had no small share of an amiable vanity, and perceiving great multitudes of people, Gascons, &c., assembled upon the French coast, he could not refrain from showing some singular capers, such as they had never seen before: but especially when he observed all the members of the National Assembly extend themselves along the shore, as a piece of French politeness, to honour this expedition, with Rousseau, Voltaire, and Beelzebub at their head; he set spurs to Sphinx, and at the same time cut and cracked away as hard as he could, holding in the reins with all his might, striving to make the creature plunge and show some uncommon diversion.

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

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

From this reading _Count Gosamer thrown by Sphinx into the snow on the top of Teneriffe--Gog and Magog conduct Sphinx for the rest of the voyage--The Baron arrives at the Cape, and unites his former chariot, &c., to his new retinue--Passes into Africa, proceeding from the Cape northwards--Defeats a host of lions by a curious stratagem--Travels through an immense desert--His whole company, chariot, &c., overwhelmed by a whirlwind of sand--Extricates them, and arrives in a fertile country._

in the company of; together with

From this reading The brave Count Gosamer, with a pair of hell-fire spurs on, riding upon Sphinx, directed the whole retinue towards the Madeiras.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

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

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It was in the Bay of Biscay, all the world knows a very boisterous sea, and Sphinx, fearing he would be drowned, never turned to the left or the right out of her way, but advancing furious, just stooped her head a little, and supped the poor count off the water, into her mouth, together with the quantity of two or three tuns of water, which she must have taken in along with him, but which were, to such an enormous creature as Sphinx, nothing more than a spoonful would be to any of you or me.