Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

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From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

(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 A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

Having no one else present.

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

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

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

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From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

not accessible to view

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

to or in any or all places

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

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From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

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

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

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

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

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From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

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

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

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

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

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From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

for more time

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

more often or more frequently

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

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

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

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From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

plural of “painter” — an artist who paints

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

declaiming wildly

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

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

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

plural of “sculptor” — an artist who creates sculptures

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

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From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

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

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

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

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

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

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

make square

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

not in physical motion

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

fill with terror; frighten greatly

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

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

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

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

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

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

From this reading It was spacious enough, indeed, for she was concealed in the rooms prepared to receive the Exoterics before the mysteries of Serapis.

not initiated; deficient in relevant experience

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

the act of using

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.

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

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

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

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

during the time that

From this reading While Alexander, well nursed by old Argutis and Johanna, lay in high fever, raving in his delirium of Agatha and his brother Philip, and still oftener calling for his sister, Melissa was alone in her hiding-place.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading A whole suite of apartments, sleeping-rooms and halls, were devoted to their use, extending all across the building from east to west.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Some of these were square, others round or polygonal, but most of them much longer than they were wide.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Painters and sculptors had everywhere covered the walls with pictures in color and in high relief, calculated to terrify or bewilder the uninitiated.