Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

later than; following

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

(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 We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

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

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

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

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

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

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

divisible by two

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

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From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

a female grandchild

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

a small growth of trees without underbrush

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

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From this reading It was a new sort of weather to me--the typical high-barometer weather of the prairies after a violent "low."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

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

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

freedom from control or influence of another or others

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

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

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

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 IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

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 The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading It was a new sort of weather to me--the typical high-barometer weather of the prairies after a violent "low."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was a new sort of weather to me--the typical high-barometer weather of the prairies after a violent "low."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading It was a new sort of weather to me--the typical high-barometer weather of the prairies after a violent "low."

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

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

the northwestern region of the United States

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

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

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

having the color of ripe oranges

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain

From this reading It was a new sort of weather to me--the typical high-barometer weather of the prairies after a violent "low."

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From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

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

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

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

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

a long narrow natural elevation or striation

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

cut with a saw

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

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

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

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

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

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

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category

From this reading It was a new sort of weather to me--the typical high-barometer weather of the prairies after a violent "low."

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

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

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

precisely as stated

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading It was a new sort of weather to me--the typical high-barometer weather of the prairies after a violent "low."

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

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

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

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

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

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

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

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

From this reading IN DEFENSE OF THE PROPRIETIES Virginia and I arrived in Waterloo about two days after we left the Grove of Destiny, as my granddaughter Gertrude insists on calling the place at which we camped after we left Independence.

during the time that

From this reading We went in a sort of rather-guess way back to the Ridge Road, very happy, talking to each other about ourselves all the while, and admiring everything we saw along the way.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The wild sweet-williams were in bloom, now, and scattered among them were the brilliant orange-colored puccoons; and the grass even on the knolls was long enough to wave in the wind like a rippling sea.

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

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a cool and sunny spell of weather, with fleecy clouds chasing one another up from the northwest like great ships under full sail running wing-and-wing before the northwest wind which blew strong day and night.