Chapter III

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

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

(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 old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

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

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

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

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

any thing at all

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

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

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

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From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

a long seat for more than one person

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

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

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

command with authority

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

apart from; not including

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

opinion or judgment

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

set up or found

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

brought together in one place

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

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

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

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

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

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

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

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

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

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

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

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

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

formed or united into a whole

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

a particular point in time

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

not any; not one

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

not one, and not any

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

not taken into account

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

a human being

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

a small lake

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

with speed

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

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

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

an area where a number of shrubs are planted

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

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

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

be seated

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

not in physical motion

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

successive (without a break)

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

past form of “suffuse” — cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

carry out

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

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

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

a special situation

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

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

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

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

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The old trees, the thick shrubbery, made a great and pleasant shade, but it was all suffused with the brightness of the hot, still hour.

precisely as stated

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

a vivid mental image

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

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

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Suddenly, in these circumstances, I became aware that, on the other side of the Sea of Azof, we had an interested spectator.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading There was no ambiguity in anything; none whatever, at least, in the conviction I from one moment to another found myself forming as to what I should see straight before me and across the lake as a consequence of raising my eyes.

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

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The way this knowledge gathered in me was the strangest thing in the world--the strangest, that is, except the very much stranger in which it quickly merged itself.

but in spite of that

From this reading I had sat down with a piece of work--for I was something or other that could sit--on the old stone bench which overlooked the pond; and in this position I began to take in with certitude, and yet without direct vision, the presence, at a distance, of a third person.