Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

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

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

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

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

a relation that provides the foundation for something

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

-ing form of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something

From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

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

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

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From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

(often followed by “for”) ardently or excessively desirous

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

an exaggerated opinion of your own importance

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

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From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

past form of “fish” — seek indirectly

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

set up or found

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

a young female

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

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

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

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From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

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

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

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

From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

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

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

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

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

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

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

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

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

a single distinct event

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

the act of departing

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

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

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

for more time

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

not any; not one

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

not divisible by two

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

on one occasion

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

and nothing more

From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

coated with paint

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

an unhappy and worried mental state

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

past form of “precipitate” — bring about abruptly

From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

past form of “quiet” — become quiet or quieter

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

manifest or bring back

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

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

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

-ing form of “state” — express in words

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

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

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

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

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

in the direction of

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

having passed out of existence

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

a vivid mental image

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

marked by a ready flow of speech

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

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

From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Whatever once held him from stating to himself the results of his study of her had vanished, leaving him no name by which to call it.

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

From this reading It had precipitated in him a power of comprehending her and of criticising her which he had possessed before only, as it were, in solution.

during the time that

From this reading It seemed to him, in the long hours while he fished and painted, that in the progress of the little drama, from its opening act at Lady Halifax's to its final scene at the studio, he had arrived at something solid and tangible as the basis of his relation toward the girl.

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From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Before he had been back in Norway a week Kendal felt his perturbation with regard to Elfrida remarkably quieted and soothed.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He found that he could smile at her whimsicalities, and reflect upon her odd development, and regret her devouring egotism, without the vision of her making dumb his voluble thought; and he no longer regretted the incident that gave him his freedom.