Chapter II

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

the state of being absent

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

anew

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

(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 There was the splendid, old torso with all its depth of chest and breadth of shoulder.

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

on or to one side

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

for the reason that

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading There was the splendid, old torso with all its depth of chest and breadth of shoulder.

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From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a race between candidates for elective office

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading There was the splendid, old torso with all its depth of chest and breadth of shoulder.

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

demanding attention

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

dearly loved

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading There was the splendid, old torso with all its depth of chest and breadth of shoulder.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading But why was he in that dread wheel-chair?

-ing form of “dry” — remove the moisture from and make dry

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

divisible by two

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

at any time

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

communicated in words

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

state of being gratified or satisfied

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading There was the splendid, old torso with all its depth of chest and breadth of shoulder.

past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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 I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

with relatively high volume

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

engage in

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

used to form the superlative

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

according to the clock

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

plural of “render” — a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

cut with a saw

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

try to get or reach

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading There was the splendid, old torso with all its depth of chest and breadth of shoulder.

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From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

the state of being asleep

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading There was the splendid, old torso with all its depth of chest and breadth of shoulder.

having a supporting base

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

in a stiff manner

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

not in physical motion

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

hair resembling thatched roofing material

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was the splendid, old torso with all its depth of chest and breadth of shoulder.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a diluting agent

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

the body excluding the head and neck and limbs

From this reading There was the splendid, old torso with all its depth of chest and breadth of shoulder.

in the direction of

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

not made or become different

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

precisely as stated

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

in a hearty manner

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a message informing of danger

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

accept gladly

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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From this reading But why was he in that dread wheel-chair?

in or at the place that

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

during the time that

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

comparative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

which person or people

From this reading Success had perched upon the lonely, little banner I had carried into that strange campaign where each one fights according to his own individual plan, and I was back in the old city, and because of that success was in great haste to seek my lowly, old friends out--for self respect, even a suspicious pride, renders it very hard for the lowly to make the first advance toward one who has risen ever so slightly.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading But why was he in that dread wheel-chair?

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

a late time of life

From this reading Three years had passed before I saw him again, three vivid, crowded years for me!

an affirmative

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

but in spite of that

From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.

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From this reading I had heard nothing of them during my absence, and standing at the door waiting a good, long wait--for Emily, like most large bodies, moved slowly--I said to myself: “I shall not see the dear, old ‘Bull’ for a couple of hours yet, as he will surely be sleeping now, but by six o’clock--” and then the door opened, and Mrs. Emily was before me, quite unchanged--and had taken me into a big comfortable embrace--and kissed me warmly and loudly, and expressed her gratification so noisily that I wondered she was not afraid of waking her husband--and then she led the way to the sitting-room, without one word of warning or explanation--which was so like Emily--and crying out, “My, Mr. Brockwell, but here _is_ some one you’ll be glad to see,” she moved aside and left me in the doorway, where I stood quite still, the smile of welcome drying stiffly on my lips, while with pained astonishment I stared at--Mr. Brockwell (?)--oh, yes; that thick thatch of hair was neither whiter nor thinner than before.