Chapter XXX

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

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

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

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

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

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

the two together, not just one

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading George Brown, son of the janitress, was running it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

a person of subnormal intelligence

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

relatively low in price or charging low prices

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

a young person of either sex

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

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

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Then they went down by the elevator.

put on clothes

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

From this reading Then they went down by the elevator.

at any time

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

a long, loose outer garment

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading George Brown, son of the janitress, was running it.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

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

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

an instinctive motive

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

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

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

free from external control and constraint

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

made more intense

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading George Brown, son of the janitress, was running it.

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From this reading George Brown, son of the janitress, was running it.

and nothing more

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

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

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

something that is lost

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

young owl

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

have ownership or possession of

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

a light shade of red

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

return to an original state

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

a party of former associates who have come together again

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

in disarray; extremely disorderly

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading George Brown, son of the janitress, was running it.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

a general conscious awareness

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

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

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

at the same instant

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

a male human offspring

From this reading George Brown, son of the janitress, was running it.

so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

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

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then they went down by the elevator.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

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

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

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

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”

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

From this reading Then they went down by the elevator.

at the time that

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

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

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

a Caucasian

From this reading Which she did, making herself, in her cheap calico frock and white apron, look like a rumpled pink and white hollyhock.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading In the morning, when both awoke almost simultaneously to a new sense of their reunion, the sun was shining through their front windows.

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

From this reading When they arose from bed, Roma would have begun to wash and dress little Owlet, just from the impulse of passionate affection, intensified by the startling loss and sudden recovery of the child; but the changeling, independent and self-reliant as ever, insisted that she both could and would wash and dress her “own self.”