Chapter XVIII

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

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading With her elbow on the table, her cheek upon her hand, she went on thinking--thinking about her household, though not about her accounts.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

anew

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

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

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

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

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT LAST.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading With her elbow on the table, her cheek upon her hand, she went on thinking--thinking about her household, though not about her accounts.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

without stop or interruption

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

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

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

a room used for dining

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

not still wet

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

From this reading With her elbow on the table, her cheek upon her hand, she went on thinking--thinking about her household, though not about her accounts.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

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

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

a social unit living together

From this reading With her elbow on the table, her cheek upon her hand, she went on thinking--thinking about her household, though not about her accounts.

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

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

immediately past

From this reading AT LAST.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading With her elbow on the table, her cheek upon her hand, she went on thinking--thinking about her household, though not about her accounts.

on one occasion

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

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

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

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

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

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

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading With her elbow on the table, her cheek upon her hand, she went on thinking--thinking about her household, though not about her accounts.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading With her elbow on the table, her cheek upon her hand, she went on thinking--thinking about her household, though not about her accounts.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

up to a particular time

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

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

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

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

From this reading Miss Stanley sat in the dining-room making up her accounts.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading With her elbow on the table, her cheek upon her hand, she went on thinking--thinking about her household, though not about her accounts.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

migratory

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading With her elbow on the table, her cheek upon her hand, she went on thinking--thinking about her household, though not about her accounts.

a Caucasian

From this reading Once and again she advanced so far as to dip her pen in the ink, but the figures did not come, the page before her continued white, the ink dried up in her pen.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

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From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.

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

From this reading She sat at a table by the window, with her bills and account books spread in order before her, and her pen in her hand, waiting to begin--waiting till the wandering thoughts would come back from their wool-gathering, and settle down to work.