used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
AmaryllisnounUS /ˌæmərˈɪləs/
bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
Bellamy
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From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
chatterverbUS /ˈtʃætər/
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
someone who is a detective
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
directnessnounUS /dərˈektnəs/
trueness of course toward a goal
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
don't
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From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
divisible by two
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
frivolousadjectiveUS /ˈfrɪvələs/
not serious in content or attitude or behavior
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
how
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From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
set down according to a plan
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
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 If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
Melchard
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From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
Melchard's
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From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
a particular point in time
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
used to form the superlative
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
easily agitated
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
not divisible by two
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
on one occasion
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
and nothing more
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
quiescentadjectiveUS /kwaɪˈesənt/
not active or activated
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
restfuladjectiveUS /ˈrestfəl/
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
STANKverbUS /stæŋk/
inflected form of “stink” — be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
From this reading THE SWINE THAT STANK.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading If she could only get him started, he might amuse and interest her as on the long drive the day before.
SWINEnounUS /swaɪn/
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading THE SWINE THAT STANK.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SWINE THAT STANK.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWINE THAT STANK.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
to-night
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From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
uncompromisingadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmprəmaɪzɪŋ/
not making concessions
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
unstrungadjective
emotionally upset
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
upsettingadjectiveUS /əpˈsetɪŋ/
causing an emotional disturbance
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
vitalitynounUS /vaɪˈtæləti/
an energetic style
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
at the time that
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
which person or people
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Amaryllis left her bedroom, having laid Melchard's letter on her table, she had intended returning at once to pleasant and frivolous conversation with Dick Bellamy.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading For to-night she was nervous--a little unstrung, it may be, by the pain she had given to his brother; and Dick, with his quiescent vitality, his odd phrases and uncompromising directness of expression, seemed to her at that moment the most restful companion in the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And then, he seemed to be one of those people who understand even when you don't talk--and she remembered how he had cut into her father's chatter about Melchard by upsetting the candles.
