Chapter XIII

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

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

anew

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

(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 Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

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

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Bella asked mutely, with wildly beating heart.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

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

From this reading “Was it—_could_ it be?”

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading Bella asked mutely, with wildly beating heart.

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From this reading Bella asked mutely, with wildly beating heart.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

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

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

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

From this reading “Was it—_could_ it be?”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

flow back or recede

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

divisible by two

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

experiencing joy and pleasure

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

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

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Bella asked mutely, with wildly beating heart.

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

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

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

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

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

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

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

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Was it—_could_ it be?”

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

without speaking

From this reading Bella asked mutely, with wildly beating heart.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

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

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

and nothing more

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

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

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

a dense growth of bushes

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

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

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

meriting respect or esteem

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.

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

From this reading “Was it—_could_ it be?”

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading For the man had trodden down the flowers in the border, and pushed his way through the syringa thicket.

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

From this reading Hildegarde, too, was wide-eyed and pale, though even in the dusk, plain to see the vigorous upstanding figure was not a bent old man’s.

to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree

From this reading Bella asked mutely, with wildly beating heart.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bella asked mutely, with wildly beating heart.

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading Bella felt the happy blood come flooding back about her heart; only to ebb again with a suddenness so mighty, that it seemed to withdraw from her, not gladness only, but volition and all feeling—seemed to want to carry out life itself upon its backward tide.