Chapter XIV

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

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

serving as an essential component

From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

placed crosswise

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

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From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

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

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

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

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

only a very short time before

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

excessively quick

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

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

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

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

From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

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

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

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

From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK.

get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

the sound of laughing

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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 No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

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

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

not any; not one

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

impressive in appearance

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

and nothing more

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

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

From this reading IN CENTRAL PARK.

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)

From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

term of address for a man

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

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

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

possessive form of “stella” — United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

without soil or spot or stain

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

not tried or tested by experience

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.

not turned

From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

From this reading No stone had been left unturned by him in the search for Maurice Sinclair and his beautiful victim.

plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

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

From this reading For two months Sir Frederic Atherton had hardly eaten or slept, so great was his grief at Stella's disappearance.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading This life is a Drama, its Plot strange and deep-- We laugh at the Farce--at the Tragedy, weep:-- The acts are surprises--no waits intervene And only the Author stands back of the scene.

during the time that

From this reading No shadow of doubt as to Stella's unspotted purity, crossed his noble soul, and in despair he sat down to a hasty breakfast at the Club, while he ransacked his brain to find, if possible, some untried scheme for Maurice's capture.