Chapter XV

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

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

anew

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

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

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

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From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading His movements were attractive in their composure and restraint.

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From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

a strong flame that burns brightly

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

the act of burning something

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

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From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

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

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

steadiness of mind under stress

From this reading His movements were attractive in their composure and restraint.

curving inward

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

start firing a weapon

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

highly enthusiastic

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

understanding with difficulty

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

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

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

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

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

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

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

showing curiosity

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

The formal questioning of a suspect by police detectives or magistrates.

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

and nothing more

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

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

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

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 His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading His movements were attractive in their composure and restraint.

the open circular discharging end of a gun

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

with neatness

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

a brief written record

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

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

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

having a point

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

From this reading His movements were attractive in their composure and restraint.

shaped like a ring

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

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

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

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From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

responsive to physical stimuli

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

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From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

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

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading His movements were attractive in their composure and restraint.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

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 His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

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

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

in the direction of

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading His long, ringed tail, slipped neatly under the arm of the little scarlet chair, lay, like a thick gray note of interrogation, upon the surface of the black Aubusson carpet.

a period of sleeplessness

From this reading RECORDING THE VIGIL OF A SCARLET HOMUNCULUS AND ARISTIDES THE JUST The gray lemur sat before the fire in a baby's scarlet-painted cane chair.

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

(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 He kept his knees well apart, so that the comfortable warmth, given off by the burning logs and bed of glowing ashes, might reach his furry concave stomach and the inside of his furry thighs.

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

From this reading His movements were attractive in their composure and restraint.

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

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Now and again he leaned his slender, small-waisted body forward, grasping the chair-arms with his two hands--which resembled a baby's leather gloves with fur backs to them--and advanced a sensitive, inquisitive, pointed muzzle toward the blaze, his nose being cold.