Chapter IV

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

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

anew

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

(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 Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

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

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

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

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

travel across or pass over

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

demanding attention

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

dearly loved

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

the act of departing

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

destroyed or killed

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

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

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

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

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

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

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

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

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

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

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

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 But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

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

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

a brief written record

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Will report on Saturday.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

past form of “protest” — utter words of protest

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

falling in drops or as if falling like rain

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading Will report on Saturday.”

precisely, exactly

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

meet the requirements or expectations of

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

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

From this reading Will report on Saturday.”

express in words

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

in or at or to some place

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

plural of “squeak” — a short high-pitched noise

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

not in physical motion

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

a person loved by another person

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

changing location by moving back and forth

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

express in words

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

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

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

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

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Mr. Wake had sent me a little note that read: “Sam Deane is all right now.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

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

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

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

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading But that didn’t tell me whether long Sam Deane had gone on to another part of the country or to another land or was still in Florence, and, somehow, it didn’t seem to satisfy me.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Will report on Saturday.”

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading I wondered a lot as I stood there, and I realized that I had hoped--really without knowing it--that I’d see that tall Deane man again.

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From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But his rooms were empty and dark, and it was raining, and a swinging sign somewhere in the neighborhood protested in high shrill squeaks as the wind pushed it back and forth, and the twins had diphtheria, and I had been so cross to them sometimes, and they were _so_ dear, and poor Beata had lost her sweetheart, and Leslie was crying, and Viola angry and miserable--and--I _did_ want to wander out into our big, yellow-walled kitchen and say “What are you going to have for supper, Mother?”--and to know that they were _all_--every one of them--all right.