Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

(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 Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

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

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

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

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

have

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

the two together, not just one

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

remove the dust from

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.

opinion or judgment

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

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

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

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From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

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

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

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

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

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

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

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

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.

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From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

immediately past

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

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From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

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 The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

in your mind

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

absolutely essential

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

above and across; more than

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

of a color intermediate between red and blue

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

snacks and drinks served as a light meal

From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.

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

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.

a state of acute pain

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

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

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

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

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

male cat

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

without knowledge or intention

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

precisely as stated

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

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

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

at the time that

From this reading The carriage had waited long before this, but when Daisy left her Jeannie went out for a breath of evening air.

which person or people

From this reading For, all unwittingly indeed, his had been the fault, and though Jeannie liked him and hated the idea both of his suffering and his possible bitterness and anger against her, all that was in the nature of justice; acts have always their consequences, and those who have committed them must bear what follows.

in the company of; together with

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading She, too, felt mentally hot and tired, but she knew that whatever scene it might be necessary to go through with Tom Lindfield, the worst was over.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading London, to her eyes, was looking very hot and tired, a purplish heat-haze hung in the sky, and the grass of the Park was yellow with the scorching of the last week, and grey with dust.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet somehow it all brought a sense of extraordinary peace and refreshment to Jeannie.