Chapter XIII

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

in the past

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

any thing at all

From this reading I minded the picture more than anything.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

underpants worn by men

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

-ing form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

a person of German nationality

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

plural of “handle” — the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

provoking horror

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

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From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

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

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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 MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

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From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

held dear

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified

From this reading I minded the picture more than anything.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I minded the picture more than anything.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

cause to move by pulling

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

To recall to mind.

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

-ing form of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

cut with a saw

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

not in physical motion

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

express a supposition

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I minded the picture more than anything.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

a special situation

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

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

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

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

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

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

From this reading The looking-glass made one look horrible, and the handles were off the chest of drawers, so one had to pull the drawers out with a crooked hairpin.

at the time that

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE MORNING A week ago I had been living in ---- Crescent, living in a room with an old faded carpet on the floor, with one picture on the walls,--and such a picture, I can see it still, it was a German oleograph representing the Day of Judgment, and so badly done that the long trumpets seemed sticking in the sides of the angels' cheeks, not out of their mouths, and some of the devils, I remember, had their tails growing from the middle of their backs.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Some girls would have grumbled at the chest of drawers, and never thought of the picture, but I have always loved beautiful things, so I suppose that is the reason why I grumbled so much at the picture and so little at the other thing.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You may think, then, how delightful it was next morning when I woke and saw the light filtering in through the rose-coloured blinds.