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 He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

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

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

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

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "Saint Peter, too, stood and looked around--perfectly astonished.

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

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading "Saint Peter, too, stood and looked around--perfectly astonished.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

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

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

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

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

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

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

brought together in one place

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

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

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

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

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

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

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

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

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

stricken with horror

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

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

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Saint Peter, too, stood and looked around--perfectly astonished.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

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

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

the local environment

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading "Saint Peter, too, stood and looked around--perfectly astonished.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

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

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading "Saint Peter, too, stood and looked around--perfectly astonished.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

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

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

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

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Therefore he had gathered together an enormous mass of stones and mountains, and erected a highland, and this he had done so that it should be near the sun, and receive much help from the sun's heat.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Saint Peter, too, stood and looked around--perfectly astonished.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading He had had the idea that nothing could be so good for a land as a great deal of warmth.

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

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

at the time that

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

in or at the place that

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'

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

From this reading "The land was already finished in the north and east when Saint Peter began the work, but the southern and western parts; and the whole interior, he had created all by himself.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now when our Lord came up there, where Saint Peter had been at work, he was so horrified that he stopped short and exclaimed: 'What on earth have you been doing with this land, Saint Peter?'