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Chapter II
THE MOOR. The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose. But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm. For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken. Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.”
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading “Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
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From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
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From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
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From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
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From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
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From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
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From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
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From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
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From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
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From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
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From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
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From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
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From this reading THE MOOR.
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From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
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From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOOR.
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From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
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From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was a long twilight before him, and it was warm.
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From this reading The night began to descend and he to be weary, and look about him for a place of repose.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here was a great, beautiful chamber for him! and what better bed than God’s heather! what better canopy than God’s high, star-studded night, with its airy curtains of dusky darkness!
but in spite of that
From this reading For some time the road had been ascending, and by and by he found himself on a bare moor, among heather not yet in bloom, and a forest of bracken.
