Chapter XIX

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

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

Having no one else present.

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

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

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

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

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

fearless and daring

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading BURN THE JUNIPER.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

an occurrence of something

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

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

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

subject to popular election

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

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From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

opinion or judgment

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

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

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

destroyed or killed

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

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

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

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

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

not accessible to view

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

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

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

an iconic mental representation

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

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

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

From this reading BURN THE JUNIPER.

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

showing or giving mercy

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

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

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

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

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

a contestant that you are matched against

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

past form of “resort” — have recourse to

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

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

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

the act of rowing as a sport

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

to move hurriedly

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

a member of a senate

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

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

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

the husband of your daughter

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

carry out

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

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

From this reading BURN THE JUNIPER.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

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

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

plural of “vibration” — the act of vibrating

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

interest and variety and intensity

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

a message informing of danger

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.

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

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

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

From this reading But now that the figures were sent away the curtain, too, was gone, and the image was bold with a new vividness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the enthusiasm of my dramatic occupation the figures forming in my mind had draped, as with a merciful curtain, the picture in my heart--had hidden the eyes.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading I resorted to numerous devices, walking, rowing, reading, but the picture was always before me, thrown from within; and at night, alone in my room, I could see in its vibrations the beating of my pulse.

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

From this reading The day of the scramble for office passed by, and the Senator and his son-in-law were elected; but Estell's majority was so small that his opponent declared that a fraud had been practiced, and gave warning that he would take his case to the courts.