Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

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

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

in an absentminded or preoccupied manner

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

anew

From this reading "You are leaving Paris again?" said Saltash.

(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 THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "I have always hated towns.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading "You are leaving Paris again?" said Saltash.

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

an occurrence of something

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

distributed or spread over a considerable extent

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

unmoved by feeling

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

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

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading "I have always hated towns.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have always hated towns.

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

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

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

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

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

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

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

From this reading "I have always hated towns.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

the act of departing

From this reading "You are leaving Paris again?" said Saltash.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

the force of workers available

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading "You are leaving Paris again?" said Saltash.

past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

past form of “proffer” — present for acceptance or rejection

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You are leaving Paris again?" said Saltash.

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

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

From this reading "You are leaving Paris again?" said Saltash.

plural of “search” — the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

From this reading The other nodded, his face perfectly emotionless, his eyes the eyes of a sailor who searches the far horizon.

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

in or at that place or location

From this reading "There is nothing to keep me here," he said, and absently accepted a cigarette from the case that Saltash proffered.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading "I have always hated towns.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

precisely as stated

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

a large entrance or reception room or area

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

look attentively

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

at the time that

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

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

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

which person or people

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE NEW LOVER Very late that night when all the crowds who had assembled to watch Rozelle Daubeni had dispersed with awe-struck whisperings, two men came down the great staircase into the empty vestibule and paused at the foot.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You are leaving Paris again?" said Saltash.