Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

capable of being reached

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

later than; following

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

anew

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

(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 And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

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

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

plural of “balcony” — an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

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

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

the act of breaking something

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

adjust for

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

increase twofold

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

past form of “embark” — go on board

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

the feeling of being bored by something tedious

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

plural of “episode” — a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

divisible by two

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

easily broken or damaged or destroyed

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

plural of “garment” — an article of clothing

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

costing nothing

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

-ing form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

without limits in extent or size or quantity

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

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

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

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From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

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

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

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From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

of girls or women who are eligible to marry

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

the force of workers available

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

a particular point in time

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

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From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

not any; not one

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

on one occasion

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

and nothing more

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

a human being

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

select carefully from a group

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

like better; value more highly

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

the activity of protecting someone or something

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

on the contrary

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

plural of “romance” — a relationship between two lovers

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

except for; apart from

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

be seated

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

plural of “sitter” — Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

the state of being asleep

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

carry out

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

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

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

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

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

not known

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

third-person singular of “unroll” — reverse the winding or twisting of

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

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

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

unusual largeness in size or extent or number

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

in or at the place that

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

a Caucasian

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

which person or people

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

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

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There is much of life passed on the balcony in a country where the summer unrolls in six moon-lengths, and where the nights have to come with a double endowment of vastness and splendor to compensate for the tedious, sun-parched days.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading And in that country the women love to sit and talk together of summer nights, on balconies, in their vague, loose, white garments,--men are not balcony sitters,--with their sleeping children within easy hearing, the stars breaking the cool darkness, or the moon making a show of light--oh, such a discreet show of light!--through the vines.

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

From this reading Experiences, reminiscences, episodes, picked up as only women know how to pick them up from other women's lives,--or other women's destinies, as they prefer to call them,--and told as only women know how to relate them; what God has done or is doing with some other woman whom they have known--that is what interests women once embarked on their own lives,--the embarkation takes place at marriage, or after the marriageable time,--or, rather, that is what interests the women who sit of summer nights on balconies.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading And the children inside, waking to go from one sleep into another, hear the low, soft mother-voices on the balcony, talking about this person and that, old times, old friends, old experiences; and it seems to them, hovering a moment in wakefulness, that there is no end of the world or time, or of the mother-knowledge; but, illimitable as it is, the mother-voices and the mother-love and protection fill it all,--with their mother's hand in theirs, children are not afraid even of God,--and they drift into slumber again, their little dreams taking all kinds of pretty reflections from the great unknown horizon outside, as their fragile soap-bubbles take on reflections from the sun and clouds.

the act of creating written works

From this reading For in those long-moon countries life is open and accessible, and romances seem to be furnished real and gratis, in order to save, in a languor-breeding climate, the ennui of reading and writing books.