Chapter V

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

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

with attention; in an attentive manner

From this reading Pauline looked at his face attentively.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading “This afternoon,” he repeated, “I’ll bring her along.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

clothing in general

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.

put on clothes

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

one or the other of two

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Pauline looked at his face attentively.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

the act of departing

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

destroyed or killed

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.

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

From this reading Pauline looked at his face attentively.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading “This afternoon,” he repeated, “I’ll bring her along.”

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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 I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

possessive form of “patient” — a person who requires medical care

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

recurring again and again

From this reading “This afternoon,” he repeated, “I’ll bring her along.”

precisely, exactly

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading In himself he felt some doubt of how he was going to find Katya.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

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From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

express in words

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading “This afternoon,” he repeated, “I’ll bring her along.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

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

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading At the Norfolk Street hotel he had heard that she had called in for two or three minutes the night before in order to change her clothes--he remembered that she was wearing her light grey dress and a linen sun-hat--and that then she had gone out, saying that she was going to a patient’s, and might or might not come back.

in or at the place that

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.

but in spite of that

From this reading I IN the intervals of running from hotel to hotel--for Robert Grimshaw had taken it for granted that Ellida was right, and that Katya had gone either to the old hotel where she had stayed with Mrs. Van Husum, and where they knew she had left the heavier part of her belongings--Robert Grimshaw looked in to tell Pauline that he hadn’t yet been able to fix things up with Katya Lascarides, but that he was certainly going to do so, and would fetch her along that afternoon.