Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading "After the storm, a calm; after the rain, sunlight."

later than; following

From this reading "After the storm, a calm; after the rain, sunlight."

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

make calm or still

From this reading "After the storm, a calm; after the rain, sunlight."

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

a young person of either sex

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

opinion or judgment

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading "Capt. Raymond?" she said inquiringly, and with a timid look up into his face.

like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

a young female

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

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

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

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

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading "Capt. Raymond?" she said inquiringly, and with a timid look up into his face.

the act of retaining something

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

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

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

in an inquiring manner

From this reading "Capt. Raymond?" she said inquiringly, and with a timid look up into his face.

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Capt. Raymond?" she said inquiringly, and with a timid look up into his face.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

immediately past

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Capt. Raymond?" she said inquiringly, and with a timid look up into his face.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

come together

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading "After the storm, a calm; after the rain, sunlight."

on the contrary

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Capt. Raymond?" she said inquiringly, and with a timid look up into his face.

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading "After the storm, a calm; after the rain, sunlight."

the rays of the sun

From this reading "After the storm, a calm; after the rain, sunlight."

express a supposition

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet disposition

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

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

From this reading "After the storm, a calm; after the rain, sunlight."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

showing fear and lack of confidence

From this reading "Capt. Raymond?" she said inquiringly, and with a timid look up into his face.

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Capt. Raymond?" she said inquiringly, and with a timid look up into his face.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

in or at the place that

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

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

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading As Capt. Raymond passed through the hall on which Lulu's room opened, a little girl, dressed in deep mourning, rose from the broad, low sill of the front window, where she had been sitting waiting for the last few minutes, and came forward to meet him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was a rather delicate-looking, sweet-faced child, with large dark eyes, full of intelligence.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Yes," he said, holding out his hand to her with a fatherly smile: "and you, I suppose, are my Lulu's little friend, Evelyn Leland?"