Chapter VIII · Mysterious Youth

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

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

later than; following

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

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

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

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

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

any seed plant yielding balsam

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading Here they started climbing toward the crest.

the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

From this reading Here they started climbing toward the crest.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

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From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here they started climbing toward the crest.

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From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

immediately past

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

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

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

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

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

above and across; more than

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

past form of “row” — propel with oars

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

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

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

the act of perceiving the odor of something

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

inflected form of “span” — to cover or extend over an area or time period

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

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

From this reading Here they started climbing toward the crest.

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

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

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

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

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

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

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

of the highest quality

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

in the direction of

From this reading Here they started climbing toward the crest.

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

a track or mark left by something that has passed

From this reading Early next day, Florence and Jeanne rowed across the bay to a small dock marked, “Monument Rock Trail.”

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

the act of tying or binding things together

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

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

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.

precisely as stated

From this reading Some half-way up they made an abrupt turn, to find themselves facing a mass of towering rock that, like the tall chimney of some burned building, rose to the very tree tops.

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading “Monument Rock,” Jeanne whispered.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading After tying up their boat they took up the trail that, now winding beneath sweet smelling cedar and balsam, and now passing over a swamp spanned by shaky logs, at last brought them to the foot of a ridge.