Chapter XII

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

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

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

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

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

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

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

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

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

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “EAT OR BE EATEN.”

cooked in hot water

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

prepare a hot meal

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

take in solid food

From this reading “EAT OR BE EATEN.”

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading “EAT OR BE EATEN.”

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Good to eat!

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

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

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

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

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

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

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

plural of “kitchen” — a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

the combined stakes of the betters

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

set down according to a plan

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

any property detected by the olfactory system

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “EAT OR BE EATEN.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

a dough of flour and water and shortening

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

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

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

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

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

cooked in hot water

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

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

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

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

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

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

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

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

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

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

From this reading AND well she might start, for in the midst of a kind of steamy odor, like the essence of fifty kitchens of fifty hotels, added to fifty pastry cooks’ shops and fifty fruit gardens in the sun, she heard a gurgle which turned into a voice.

a Caucasian

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.

which person or people

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Roasted, stewed, boiled—which shall it be?” said some one who popped out and laid a hand with such suddenness upon her shoulder that Kitty almost dropped with fright.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading The creature who held her so tight was dressed from head to foot in white linen; he wore an apron and white cap like a French cook.