Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

the action of accomplishing something

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

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

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

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

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

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From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

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From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

of short duration or distance

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading The others he intended to kill, man by man, down to the last unfeeling brute.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

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From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

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From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

characterized by great determination

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The others he intended to kill, man by man, down to the last unfeeling brute.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

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

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

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

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

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

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

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

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

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

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

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

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

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

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

past form of “hoist” — raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

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

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading The others he intended to kill, man by man, down to the last unfeeling brute.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading The others he intended to kill, man by man, down to the last unfeeling brute.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

immediately past

From this reading The others he intended to kill, man by man, down to the last unfeeling brute.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

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 As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

engage in

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

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

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

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From this reading The others he intended to kill, man by man, down to the last unfeeling brute.

an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

in the near future

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

relating to or characteristic of professors

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

move upward

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

put a saddle on

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

the property of being untamed and ferocious

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

-ing form of “separate” — act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

past form of “subject” — cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

very great or intense

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

trying something to find out about it

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

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

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

in or at that place or location

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

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

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

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

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

torment emotionally or mentally

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

devoid of feeling for others

From this reading The others he intended to kill, man by man, down to the last unfeeling brute.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

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

From this reading As he lay there on his back in the shallow ripple of the Arkansas River, the long centipede railroad bridge dark-lined across the broad stream, he turned it in his mind and knew that it was so.

at the time that

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

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

From this reading THE AVATISM OF A MAN Morgan knew that the cogs of the slow machinery by which he had been hoisted from the saddle to the professorial chair had slipped.

which person or people

From this reading For it was his life's one aim and intention now to rise from that cool bed in the river presently and go back to Ascalon, try by sound of voice those who had subjected him to this torture, separating by that test his heroic friend from the guilty.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading He had gone back in that brief time of terrific torture to the plane from which he had risen by hard and determined effort to make of himself a man in the world of consequence and achievement; back to the savagery of the old days when he rode the range in summer glare and winter storm.