Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

Having no one else present.

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

react verbally

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

on or to one side

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

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

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

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

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

spoiled or ruined or demolished

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

opinion or judgment

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

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

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

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

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

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

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

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

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

immediately past

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading The second had been less wise.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

without good reason

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

a person who carries a message

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

a brief written record

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

according to the clock

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

and nothing more

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

express the need or desire for

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

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

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

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

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

with skill

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

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

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

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

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

not in physical motion

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

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

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

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

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

precisely as stated

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

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

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

at the time that

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading The first had been wise and kind, telling her that he was much engaged, lightly and skillfully waving aside her request--the only one she made--that she might see him that day.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.

work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture

From this reading When he was alone in the room, he sat for some time very still, with his eyes closed and his head thrown back against the tall woodwork of his chair.

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

From this reading The last told her that he would come at five o’clock to the summer-house in Mistress Stagg’s garden.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading WITHIN THE PLAYHOUSE Haward, sitting at the table in Marot’s best room, wrote an answer to Audrey’s letter, and tore it up; wrote another, and gave it to Juba, to be given to the messenger waiting below; recalled the negro before he could reach the door, destroyed the second note, and wrote a third.