Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

anew

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

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From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

in addition

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

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

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

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

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

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

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

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

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

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From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

the people of Great Britain

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

free from clouds

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

the specified day of the month

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

the first light of day

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

being four more than fifty

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

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

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

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

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

ten 10s

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

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

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

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

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

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From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

the force of workers available

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

in a northern direction

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

according to the clock

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

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From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

to become aware of through the senses

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

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From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

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

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

having very keen vision

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

the state of being asleep

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

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

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

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

From this reading This is a day destined to be famous and terrible in history; but the dawn is cloudless and quiet.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

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

From this reading Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase’s regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet’s command are also sleeping.

position 20 in a countable series of things

From this reading The time, half-past four o’clock in the morning; the date the twentieth of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-four; the place the southern bank of the River Alma.

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

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.

gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

From this reading Away beyond the slope of the valley, across the grey flow of the river and half-way upon the northern slope, the pacing sentries, or such of them as are sharp-sighted, can perceive what looks like a wrinkle in the hill.