Chapter XXI

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

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading They were in the theatre arcade with a great electric light blazing above their heads.

moving quickly and lightly

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side

From this reading They were in the theatre arcade with a great electric light blazing above their heads.

an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

shining intensely

From this reading They were in the theatre arcade with a great electric light blazing above their heads.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

plural of “caper” — any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

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

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

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

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading “Daddy, I’m so tired.”

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading They were in the theatre arcade with a great electric light blazing above their heads.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

tastelessly showy

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

so thin as to transmit light

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

the quality of shining with a bright reflected light

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

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

From this reading They were in the theatre arcade with a great electric light blazing above their heads.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading They were in the theatre arcade with a great electric light blazing above their heads.

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

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

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From this reading “Daddy, I’m so tired.”

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

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

continually shifting or rapidly changing

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

treat with contempt

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

meaningless ceremonies and flattery

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

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From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

and nothing more

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

above and across; more than

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Daddy, I’m so tired.”

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

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading They were in the theatre arcade with a great electric light blazing above their heads.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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

From this reading They were in the theatre arcade with a great electric light blazing above their heads.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading “Daddy, I’m so tired.”

one who stays for only a short time

From this reading The glitter, the kaleidoscopic color, the gaudy incidentalism of the mummery could charm only a transient light into Gwen’s eyes.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

plural of “vagary” — an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

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

From this reading They were in the theatre arcade with a great electric light blazing above their heads.

during the time that

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

a Caucasian

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading Though the most agile of mock cats cut capers behind the foot-lights, and though forty fairies in green and crimson fluttered their gauzy wings under the paste-board trees, Gwen Murchison sat silent and solemn-eyed beside her father, while her brother shouted over the vagaries of Selina the Cook.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She sat beside Murchison, with one hot hand in his, her face shining like a white flower out of the depths of the crowded balcony.