Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

later than; following

From this reading After all, Philip Rainham loitered on his way South.

(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 After all, Philip Rainham loitered on his way South.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

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

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

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

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

confidently declared to be so

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

offering little or no hope

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

past form of “blister” — get blistered

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

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From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

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From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

plural of “cigarette” — finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

in a flirtatious manner

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

set up or found

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

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

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

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

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

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

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

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

From this reading After all, Philip Rainham loitered on his way South.

intense and profound fear

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

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

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

moving with great haste

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

having no employment

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

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

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

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From this reading After all, Philip Rainham loitered on his way South.

either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

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From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

not any; not one

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading After all, Philip Rainham loitered on his way South.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

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From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading After all, Philip Rainham loitered on his way South.

the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

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From this reading After all, Philip Rainham loitered on his way South.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

having four right angles

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

past form of “revolt” — make revolution

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

be seated

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

talk to oneself

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

in the near future

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading After all, Philip Rainham loitered on his way South.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

to a sufficient degree

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

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

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

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

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

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

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

create by training and teaching

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

displeasing to the senses

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

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

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading After all, Philip Rainham loitered on his way South.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

at the time that

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

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

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading The doctor had a willing slave in him for three weeks; then he revolted, and found himself sufficiently cured to sit when the sun shone--and sometimes when it did not--covered in a gray shawl, smoking innumerable cigarettes on a green, blistered seat in the garden of his hotel.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading On the fourth, waking to find winter upon him suddenly, and the ground already dazzling from a night's snow, he was seized with panic--an ancient horror of falling ill in strange places returning to him with fresh force, as he felt already the chill of the bleak plains of Piedmont in his bones.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He spent a week in Paris, and passing on by way of the Mont Cenis, lingered in Turin, a city with a treacherous climate and ugly rectangular streets, which he detested, out of sheer idleness, for three days.

plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading It sent him hurrying to his destination, Bordighera, by the first train; and it was not too soon: the misused lung asserted itself in a haemorrhage, and by the time he reached the fair little town running out so coquettishly, amid its olive yards and palm-trees, into the blue Mediterranean, he was in no proper temper to soliloquize on its charms.