Chapter XII

from one side of something to the other

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

Having no one else present.

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

for the reason that

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

a process of becoming deeper and more profound

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

immediately past

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

go away from a place

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

for more time

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

in a majestic manner

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

resembling milk in color; not clear

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

popular aquarium fish

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

without a moon or a visible moon

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

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

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

the quality of being commonplace and ordinary

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

a fence made of upright pickets

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

flowing profusely

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

cut with a saw

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

an educational institution

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

have in common; held or experienced in common

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

the quality of being significant

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

in or at or to some place

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

inflected form of “swim” — travel through water

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

very small

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

male cat

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

past form of “wane” — grow smaller

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

look attentively

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading He watched the curve of it on moonless nights, pouring its grand river across the heavens.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading New stars swam into their autumnal places, and the Milky Way came majestically to its own.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

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

From this reading The last few weeks of September they were much alone together, for Mrs. Haughstone had gone back to her husband's tiny house at Kew, Molly to the Dresden school, and Tony somewhere into space--northern Russia, he said, to watch the birds beginning to leave.

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

belonging to which person

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Meanwhile, with deepening of friendship, and experiences whose ordinariness was raised into significance because this woman shared them with him, Tom saw the summer fade in England and usher in the longer evenings.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Light and heat waned from the sighing year; winds, charged with the memory of roses, took the paling skies; the swallows whispered together of the southern tour.