Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

in addition

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

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From this reading ALSTON.

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

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

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

see with attention

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

-ing form of “contend” — maintain or assert

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

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From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

in a bewitching manner

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

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

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

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

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

compatibility in opinion and action

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

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

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

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

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

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

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

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

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

situated away from an area's coast or border

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

and nothing more

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

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

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

many times at short intervals

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

of a white the color of pearls

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

plural of “pennant” — the award given to the champion

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

approval to do something

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

express in words

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

only a very short time before

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

(of winds) coming from the land

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

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

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

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

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

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

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

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

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

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From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

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

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading Summer weather had returned, too, the pennants of the ships at anchor scarce streaming from their masts far enough to form curved lines.

at the time that

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

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

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

a Caucasian

From this reading "He spoke; when behold the fair Geraldine's form On the canvass enchantingly glowed; His touches, they flew like the leaves in a storm; And the pure pearly white, and the carnation warm, Contending in harmony flowed."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We shall now ask permission of the reader to advance the time just eight-and-forty hours; a liberty with the unities which, he will do us the justice to say, we have not often taken.

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From this reading We must also transfer the scene to that already described at Wychecombe, including the Head, the station, the roads, and the inland and seaward views.