Chapter II

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

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

(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 MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

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

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

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

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

completely unclothed

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

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

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

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

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

the act of burning something

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

put or send forth

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

having the shape or form of a circle

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

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

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

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

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

be shiny, as if wet

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

plural of “implement” — instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

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

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

set down according to a plan

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

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

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

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

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

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 Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

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

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

the light of the Moon

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

in motion

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

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

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

a natural consequence of development

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

covered with a roof; having a roof as specified (often used in combination)

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

plural of “skeleton” — something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

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

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

a quality that outshines the usual

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

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

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

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

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

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

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

the upper part of anything

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading One section of this dome was a shutter, which now stood open, and the strip, thus laid bare to the night, was so turned as to face that part of the sky along which the moon was moving.

a small tower extending above a building

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

precisely as stated

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

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

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading Very little, however, of this warm glow reached the magician, and the implements of his art around him looked like weird gaunt skeletons as they cast their long shadows across the floor in the moonlight.

in or at the place that

From this reading It is true a faint gleam of warmer light shone from below through the open door, for this room was but an offshoot at the top of the building, and on looking down the turret stairs a lecture-room might be seen below where a bright light was burning.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

a Caucasian

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The small observatory, for such it was, was a circular building with four windows in the walls, and roofed with a wooden dome, so made that it could be shifted round and round by pulling certain cords.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading THE MAGICIAN'S CHAMBER BY MOONLIGHT The full moon was shining in all its splendour one lovely August night, as the magician sat in his turret chamber bathed in her pure white beams, which streamed upon him through the open shutter in the wooden dome above.