Chapter VIII

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

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

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

travel up

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

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

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

produce or yield flowers

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

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

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

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From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

past form of “fence” — enclose with a fence

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

past form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

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From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

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

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

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

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

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 Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

something that is lost

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

marked by complexity and richness of detail

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

a state in New England

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

a form of address for a man

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

plural of “mule” — hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

with speed

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

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

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

Identical; not different.

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

so extremely intense as to evoke screams

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

in the near future

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

make steady

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

not in physical motion

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

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

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

create by training and teaching

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

unpleasant to look at

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

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

From this reading But they soon began to ascend, though at a gentle slope, which the mules galloped up, still at the same steady pace.

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

past form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air

From this reading Up and up the road mounted, curved suddenly to the left, and then quickly disappeared into a dense jungle of trees and growth, from which the delicious perfume of orange blossom was wafted.

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

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

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

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

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

From this reading Sometimes a long, flat, and unsightly marsh came into view, and at the sound of the wheels thousands of wild-fowl rose, screaming, into the air.

in the company of; together with

From this reading From the railway station at which the train had set them down, he and Mr. Brindle, together with Dora and Gerald, were driven into the country, along dusty roads which were fenced in on every side by luxuriant vegetation of every description and hue.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading THE LOSS OF THE "MAINE" Thanks to a healthy constitution, and to the fact that, though painful, his wound was really a simple one, Hal Marchant was very soon off the sick-list, and in the stage of convalescence.