Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

how long something has existed

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

the two together, not just one

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

completely ordinary and unremarkable

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Maxime leaned forward without emotion, simply curious.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading And the landau, still rolling on, turned into the Rue de Rome.

any strong feeling

From this reading Maxime leaned forward without emotion, simply curious.

a movement into or inward

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Maxime leaned forward without emotion, simply curious.

a young female

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I should never have recognized her,” he said.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

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

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

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

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

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

From this reading “I should never have recognized her,” he said.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And the landau, still rolling on, turned into the Rue de Rome.

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From this reading And the landau, still rolling on, turned into the Rue de Rome.

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading Maxime leaned forward without emotion, simply curious.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

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From this reading Maxime leaned forward without emotion, simply curious.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “I should never have recognized her,” he said.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And the landau, still rolling on, turned into the Rue de Rome.

a sudden sharp feeling

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading “I should never have recognized her,” he said.

sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

uttered with a trill

From this reading And the landau, still rolling on, turned into the Rue de Rome.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading And the landau, still rolling on, turned into the Rue de Rome.

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading And the landau, still rolling on, turned into the Rue de Rome.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I should never have recognized her,” he said.

Identical; not different.

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

coming next after the sixteenth in position

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “I should never have recognized her,” he said.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

and nothing more

From this reading Maxime leaned forward without emotion, simply curious.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

not in physical motion

From this reading And the landau, still rolling on, turned into the Rue de Rome.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

being two more than thirty

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

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

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

a just detectable amount

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading And the landau, still rolling on, turned into the Rue de Rome.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

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

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

at the time that

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

during the time that

From this reading Perhaps a pang shot through his heart to see her plump and tranquil and blooming, while he was ill and already aged.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Maxime leaned forward without emotion, simply curious.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading He was greatly surprised at sight of this robust woman of thirty-two, with so sensible and so commonplace an air, in whom there was not a trace of the wild little girl with whom he had been in love when both of the same age were entering their seventeenth year.