Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

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From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

chair with a support on each side for arms

From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

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

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

past form of “bank” — tip laterally

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

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From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

fall in drops

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

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From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

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

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

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

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

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

From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

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

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

an established line of travel or access

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

light from a lamp

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

light in a transparent protective case

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

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 Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

a ray of moonlight

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

the light of the Moon

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

above and across; more than

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

with patience; in a patient manner

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

an excavation that is (usually) filled with water

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

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From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

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

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

cut with a saw

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

protected from heat and light with shade or shadow

From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Her own face rested in deep shadow, and she felt grateful for it as she leaned back thinking her own thoughts.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

very small

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

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

From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Beneath one of the two shaded lamps Endymion lounged in his armchair and read the Sherborne Mercury.

not provided with curtains

From this reading A midsummer moon-ray fell through the uncurtained lantern beneath the dome and spread in a small pool of silver at her feet.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Narcissus had carried off the other to a table across the hall by the long bookcase, and above the pot-plants banked about the fountain she saw it shining on his shapely grey head as he bent over a copy of the Antonine Itinerary and patiently worked out a new theory of its distances.

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From this reading CORPORAL ZEALLY INTERVENES Dorothea sat in the great hall of Bayfield, between the lamplight and the moonlight, listening to the drip of the fountain beneath its tiny cupola.