used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
absorbverbUS /əbˈzɔːrb/
become imbued
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
in the past
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
see with attention
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
can't
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From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
cataractnounUS /ˈkætərækt/
an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
courthousenounUS /ˈkɔːrthaʊs/
a government building that houses the offices of a county government
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
DiarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
drainagenounUS /ˈdreɪnədʒ/
emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
the organ of sight
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
Frontiersman's
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From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
brought together in one place
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
Gitcheapolis
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From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
ten 10s
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
imbuedverbUS /ˌɪmˈbjuːd/
past form of “imbue” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
inefficientadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/
not producing desired results; wasteful
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now snow water is occasionally the most limpid, melted-crystal thing in the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
and nothing more
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
leapsnounUS /liːps/
plural of “leap” — a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
limpidadjective
clear and bright
From this reading Now snow water is occasionally the most limpid, melted-crystal thing in the world.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
melted-crystal
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From this reading Now snow water is occasionally the most limpid, melted-crystal thing in the world.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
subject to death
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Now snow water is occasionally the most limpid, melted-crystal thing in the world.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now snow water is occasionally the most limpid, melted-crystal thing in the world.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Now snow water is occasionally the most limpid, melted-crystal thing in the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
pleasingadjectiveUS /ˈpliːzɪŋ/
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
pondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
by chance
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
pouringadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
flowing profusely
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
pulsesnounUS /ˈpʌlsɪz/
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
on the contrary
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
ravinenounUS /rəˈviːn/
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
only a very short time before
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
scouringnounUS /ˈskaʊərɪŋ/
moving over territory to search for something
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
express in speech
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
move hurridly
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
the season of growth
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
make square
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
thereinadverbUS /ðeˈrɪn/
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
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 snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
a special situation
From this reading Now snow water is occasionally the most limpid, melted-crystal thing in the world.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
untidyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪdi/
not neat and tidy
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
at the time that
From this reading Long ago, when the great city of Gitcheapolis was a rather small, untidy hamlet in the middle of a plain, it used to be that a pool of water, possibly two hundred feet square, gathered every spring immediately back of the courthouse.
in or at the place that
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The snow falls thick and heavy in Gitcheapolis in winter; and the pond was nothing more than snow water that the inefficient drainage system of the city did not quite absorb.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If one can just lie close enough to the breast of the wilderness, he can't help but be imbued with some of the life that pulses therein.--_From a Frontiersman's Diary_.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Now snow water is occasionally the most limpid, melted-crystal thing in the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are places just two thousand miles west of Gitcheapolis where you can see it pouring pure and fresh off of the snow fields, scouring out a ravine from the great rock wall of a mountain side, leaping faster than a deer leaps--and when you speak of the speed of a descending deer you speak of something the usual mortal eye can scarcely follow--from cataract to cataract; and the sight is always a pleasing one to behold.
