Chapter II

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

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

(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 He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

Having no one else present.

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

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

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

eagerly desirous

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

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From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

in a state of sleep

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

rid of obstructions

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

providing freedom from worry

From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

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From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

baby bed with high sides made of slats

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

the state of being decayed or destroyed

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

by divine means

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

produce buds, branches, or germinate

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

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

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

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

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

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

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

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

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

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

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

someone who enters by force in order to conquer

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

held up in the air

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

not any; not one

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

and nothing more

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

above and across; more than

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

compacted by ironing

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

restoring confidence and relieving anxiety

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

precisely, exactly

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

past form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

lighted by sunlight

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading She held a candle in her hand which a little dazzled him, but the sight of her face, tender and anxious, and divinely reassuring, was the point of that memory.

plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, as by a conjuring-trick, Blessington had appeared with her comforting presence that quite robbed the dark of its terrors.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

precisely as stated

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

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

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

at the time that

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

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

From this reading He had no doubt (and was probably right about it) as to which the earliest of those was: it was the face of his nurse Blessington, leaning over his crib.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.

a late time of life

From this reading Certain scenes, certain pictures of his very early years of childhood, stood out for Archie like clear sunlit peaks above the dim clouds that shrouded the time when the power of memory was only beginning to germinate.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading He had been asleep, and had awoke with a start, and, finding himself alone in the midst of the immense desolation of the dark that pressed on him like an invader from all sides, he had lifted up his voice and yelled.