Chapter XXVIII

anew

From this reading But she sank down again.

(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 It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

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

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

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From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

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From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

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

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading Her heart was beating leaden beats.

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

From this reading Her heart was beating leaden beats.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But she sank down again.

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

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

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

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading But she sank down again.

remove the dust from

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

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

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

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From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

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

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

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

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

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

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Her heart was beating leaden beats.

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

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

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From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

deeply or markedly affected or influenced

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

darkened with overcast

From this reading Her heart was beating leaden beats.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

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

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

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

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

seen in the mind as a mental image

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

a person who owns something

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

move upward

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

Identical; not different.

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading But she sank down again.

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

From this reading But she sank down again.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

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

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

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

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

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

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading How _could_ she know that this ring had belonged to the possessor of those hands, now dust, and how could she know that Grandam’s time to die had come!

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

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

in the direction of

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

not noticed

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

From this reading Ariel started to rise from her chair, her face gone wan and strange.

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

From this reading Her heart was beating leaden beats.

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

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It may have been some glance toward the pictured hands, as Grandam slipped the ring from her finger and gave it to Ariel, unnoticed then but impressed somehow all the same on Ariel’s memory, which let her know to whom the ring belonged.