Chapter XXXII

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From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

later than; following

From this reading It was, quite, he told her, after glancing through it swiftly.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

anew

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

in a coherent manner

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

recognizable; marked

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading It was, quite, he told her, after glancing through it swiftly.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Adrienne had gone out.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

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

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

adorned by inlays

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

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

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

set down according to a plan

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

immediately past

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

the literary culture

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Adrienne had gone out.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

precisely, exactly

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

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

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

cut with a saw

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

in a swift manner

From this reading It was, quite, he told her, after glancing through it swiftly.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

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

From this reading Oldmeadow sat at the inlaid table in the gilded salon on the afternoon of the last day.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was, quite, he told her, after glancing through it swiftly.

up to a particular time

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading It was, quite, he told her, after glancing through it swiftly.

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

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

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

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

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

From this reading It was, quite, he told her, after glancing through it swiftly.

at the time that

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

during the time that

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

produce a literary work

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

the act of creating written works

From this reading He had two letters to write, for, as he had put off speaking to Adrienne till their last evening, so he had put off writing to Barney and to Lydia Aldesey till this last afternoon, and he saw now how difficult it would be to write coherently while his thoughts stretched themselves forward to those few hours of the night when his fate would be decided.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading She had written her short communication to Barney and brought it in with its envelope and laid it before him, asking him in the voice that, again, made him think of snow: "Is that quite right?"