Chapter XI

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

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

higher than, or over, something

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

(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 This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

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

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

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

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

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

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

surprising greatly

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

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

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

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

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

briefly shut the eyes

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

English lyric poet (1887-1915)

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

of or relating to Canada or its people

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

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

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

not carefully or expertly made

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

move deeply

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

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

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

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

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

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

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

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

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

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

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

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

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

immediately past

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

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

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

held or filled or in use

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

To recall to mind.

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

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

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

a person, without saying who

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

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

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

precisely as stated

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

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

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

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

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

a navigable body of water

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

during the time that

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

a Caucasian

From this reading This was, in one respect, not astonishing, though so far as Brooke could remember she had never been remarkably fond of scenery, for the new stone city that rose with its towering telegraph poles roof beyond roof up the hillside, gleaming land-locked waterway, and engirdling pines with the white blink of ethereal snow high above them all, made a very fair picture that afternoon.

which person or people

From this reading Brooke got one, and his companion, who was the woman Barbara had alluded to as Mrs. Coulson, sat down, and said nothing for a while as she gazed back across the blue inlet with evident appreciation.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading "Shafton is talking Canadian politics with somebody, and I wonder if you are too busy to find a chair for me."

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

From this reading "This," she said at last, "would really be a beautiful country if everything wasn't quite so crude."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You looked so occupied that I was really afraid to disturb you," said the woman.