Chapter XIV

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

anew

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

(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 The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

in addition

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

equipment designed to serve a specific function

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

move towards

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

a stopping

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something

From this reading The rainy season having set in, we were compelled to give up our daily excursions.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading The rainy season having set in, we were compelled to give up our daily excursions.

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

lower than previously

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

put on clothes

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

plural of “employment” — the state of being employed or having a job

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

divisible by two

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading The rainy season having set in, we were compelled to give up our daily excursions.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

set up or found

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The rainy season having set in, we were compelled to give up our daily excursions.

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

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

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

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

the yield from plants in a single growing season

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The rainy season having set in, we were compelled to give up our daily excursions.

to a considerable degree

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

publicly announced

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

third-person singular of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

engage in

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

naughtily or annoyingly playful

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

of an obscure nature

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

occurring from time to time

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

held or filled or in use

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

being or affecting only a part; not total

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

for a long time without essential change

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

plural of “pig” — domestic swine

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

(of weather) wet by periods of rain

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

-ing form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

only a very short time before

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The rainy season having set in, we were compelled to give up our daily excursions.

plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

the act of swimming

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

very great or intense

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The spirits of all were depressed, and even occasional rapid rides, during a partial cessation of the rain, failed permanently to arouse them.

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

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

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading The rainy season having set in, we were compelled to give up our daily excursions.

characterized by variety

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

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

From this reading The rainy season having set in, we were compelled to give up our daily excursions.

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading The rainy season again--The building of the cajack--The mother invents a swimming dress--A visit to our colonies--Mysterious seaweed--The mother's surprise--A visit to Whale Island--Mischievous pigs--The three boys return from a day's hunting--They display their treasures--A new skinning apparatus--We make a crushing machine--An early harvest--We prepare a threshing floor--Reaping in Italian fashion--Threshing also in Italian fashion--Return of the herring shoals.

at the time that

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

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

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

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

From this reading Scarcely had I completed my pottery, when great black clouds and terrific storms heralded the approach of another winter.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.

but in spite of that

From this reading Even in the spacious house which we now occupied, and with our varied and interesting employments, we yet found the time dragging heavily.