Chapter V

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

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading With this in her mind, she looked across to where Chesterford was standing.

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

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

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

From this reading The parable of the mustard seed is as-old and as true as time.

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From this reading The parable of the mustard seed is as-old and as true as time.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

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From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

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From this reading With this in her mind, she looked across to where Chesterford was standing.

intentionally conceived

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

someone whose style is out of fashion

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

anything that provides inspiration for later work

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

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

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

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From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

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

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

easily impressed or influenced

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

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

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

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

From this reading The parable of the mustard seed is as-old and as true as time.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

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

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading With this in her mind, she looked across to where Chesterford was standing.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading With this in her mind, she looked across to where Chesterford was standing.

a particular point in time

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

From this reading The parable of the mustard seed is as-old and as true as time.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

From this reading The parable of the mustard seed is as-old and as true as time.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

by chance

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

a future prospect or potential

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

restricted to something

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

express in words

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

a small hard fruit

From this reading The parable of the mustard seed is as-old and as true as time.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

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

From this reading With this in her mind, she looked across to where Chesterford was standing.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

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

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

having a supporting base

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

an idea that is suggested

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

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

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

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

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The parable of the mustard seed is as-old and as true as time.

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

From this reading With this in her mind, she looked across to where Chesterford was standing.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading The parable of the mustard seed is as-old and as true as time.

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From this reading The movement was purely instinctive, and she could neither have accounted for it, nor was she conscious of it, but in her eyes there was the suggestion of unshed tears, and a look of questioning shame.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

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

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

superlative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

in or at the place that

From this reading With this in her mind, she looked across to where Chesterford was standing.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

which person or people

From this reading Though a few bars of music cannot change the nature of the weakest of us, and Dodo was far from weak, she was intensely impressionable, and that moment had for her the germ of a possibility which might--who could say it could not?--have taken root in her and borne fruit.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading There was a dead silence; Dodo was standing by the door, with her lips slightly parted, feeling that there was something in this world better and bigger, perhaps, than her own little hair-splittings and small emotions.