Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading In almost every one of them she had read high praises of Claude.

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

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

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From this reading Marguerite remembered Bonaventure Deschamps well and lovingly.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

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

From this reading In almost every one of them she had read high praises of Claude.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

a female human offspring

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

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From this reading Marguerite remembered Bonaventure Deschamps well and lovingly.

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In almost every one of them she had read high praises of Claude.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

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

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

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

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

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

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading In almost every one of them she had read high praises of Claude.

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

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

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

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

the literary culture

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

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

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

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

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

with fondness; with love

From this reading Marguerite remembered Bonaventure Deschamps well and lovingly.

tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum

From this reading MARGUERITE.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

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

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In almost every one of them she had read high praises of Claude.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

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

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

plural of “praise” — an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading In almost every one of them she had read high praises of Claude.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading In almost every one of them she had read high praises of Claude.

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

From this reading Marguerite remembered Bonaventure Deschamps well and lovingly.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

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

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

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

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In almost every one of them she had read high praises of Claude.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

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

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

precisely as stated

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

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

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Marguerite remembered Bonaventure Deschamps well and lovingly.

during the time that

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.

a late time of life

From this reading For years she had seen the letters that at long intervals came from him at Grande Pointe to her mother here.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Out in the kitchen, while the coffee was dripping and the ham and eggs frying, the mother was very silent, and the daughter said little, but followed her now and then with furtive liftings of her young black eyes.