Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Just look how fast it's coming up; it's quite distinct already.

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading That little black thing.

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "Look, Lenox, down there--don't you see something coming up?

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality

From this reading Just look how fast it's coming up; it's quite distinct already.

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From this reading "Look, Lenox, down there--don't you see something coming up?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

opinion or judgment

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Just look how fast it's coming up; it's quite distinct already.

a short vivid experience

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

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

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

(used of eyes) lacking liveliness

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

only a very short time before

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

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

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

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

From this reading Just look how fast it's coming up; it's quite distinct already.

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

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

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

From this reading Just look how fast it's coming up; it's quite distinct already.

and nothing more

From this reading Just look how fast it's coming up; it's quite distinct already.

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

From this reading "Look, Lenox, down there--don't you see something coming up?

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Look, Lenox, down there--don't you see something coming up?

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

plural of “mast” — a vertical spar for supporting sails

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

and nothing more

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Just look how fast it's coming up; it's quite distinct already.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Look, Lenox, down there--don't you see something coming up?

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "Look, Lenox, down there--don't you see something coming up?

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

not in physical motion

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

the rays of the sun

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That little black thing.

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Look, Lenox, down there--don't you see something coming up?

a special situation

From this reading That little black thing.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

plural of “tint” — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

in the direction of

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

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

From this reading "Look, Lenox, down there--don't you see something coming up?

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

which person or people

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

belonging to which person

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading It's a sort of flying-ship, only it has wings and, I think, masts too.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

the words that are spoken

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice:

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Look, Lenox, down there--don't you see something coming up?

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

From this reading The words were hardly out of his mouth before Zaidie, who still had her glasses to her eyes, and was looking down towards the great city whose glazed roofs were flashing with a thousand tints in the pale crimson sunlight, said with a little tremor in her voice: