Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

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

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

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

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

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

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

make by combining materials and parts

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

possessive form of “byron” — English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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past form of “conceive” — have the idea for

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

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a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

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earlier in time; previously

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a boy or man

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

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From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

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

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

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From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

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

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

possessive form of “hugo” — French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

past form of “ice” — decorate with frosting

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

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

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

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

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

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the emotion of great happiness

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

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

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

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From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

throughout a period of time

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

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thrust or throw into

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

(Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

refusal to accept some authority or code or convention

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

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From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

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moving very fast

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

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

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

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

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

the upper part of anything

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

a heavy rain

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

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From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

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

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

in or at the place that

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading But it is to a creature of the Gothic mind like Byron's Manfred, and not to any earlier, or classic, type of the eternal rebellion against fate or time or circumstance, that Hugo's readers will be tempted to turn for the fellow to his Guernsey hero:

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading "My joy was in the wilderness--to breathe The difficult air of the iced mountain's top, Where the birds dare not build--nor insects wing Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river-stream, or ocean, in their flow."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.

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From this reading Victor Hugo was thinking much of Æschylus and his Prometheus at the time he conceived the figure of Gilliatt, heroic warrer with the elements.