from one side of something to the other
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Janet, these are yours, aren’t they?
aren't
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From this reading “Janet, these are yours, aren’t they?
armisticenounUS /ˈɑːrməstəs/
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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boarding-house
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plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
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the two together, not just one
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
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marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
clothing in general
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cloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
cushionnounUS /ˈkʊʃən/
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
deckedverbUS /dekt/
past form of “deck” — be beautiful to look at
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the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
drabadjectiveUS /dræb/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
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elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
divisible by two
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
start firing a weapon
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
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characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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https
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not in action or at work
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
Janet
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joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
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plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
go away from a place
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linkedadjectiveUS /lɪŋkt/
connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
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mortallyadverbUS /ˈmɔːrtəli/
in such a manner that death ensues (also in reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.)
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
deserving or inciting pity
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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rose-redadjective
of a deep slightly bluish red color
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
RosemarynounUS /ˈroʊzmeri/
widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
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Rosemary's
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From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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shadowyadjectiveUS /ˈʃædoʊi/
filled with shade
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
shyverbUS /ʃaɪ/
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
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a female person who has the same parents as another person
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
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in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Janet, these are yours, aren’t they?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
tiltedadjectiveUS /ˈtɪltɪd/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But she managed an encouraging smile at the sound of Rosemary’s shy, friendly voice at her elbow.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
look attentively
From this reading They had struggled through dinner somehow, and Janet had finished her coffee and turned the great chair so that she could watch the dancing fire (it was cool for May), her cloudy brown head tilted back against the rose-red cushion, shadowy eyes half closed, idle hands linked across her knees.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
at the time that
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading See https:// His sister Rosemary had wanted to come up to London to get some clothes--Victory clothes they called them in those first joyous months after the armistice, and decked their bodies in scarlet and silver, even when their poor hearts went in black--and Janet had been urged to leave her own drab boarding-house room to stay with the forlorn small butterfly.
a late time of life
From this reading She looked every one of her thirty years--and mortally tired--and careless of both facts.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Janet, these are yours, aren’t they?
