used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
believesverbUS /bɪˈliːvz/
third-person singular of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The room was bright with the light of the fire and of wax candles.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The room was bright with the light of the fire and of wax candles.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
complexnounUS /ˈkɑːmpleks/
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
Denner
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From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
dispositionsnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “disposition” — your usual mood
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
put on clothes
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
dressing-gown
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From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
to come or go into
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
Esther's
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From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
at any time
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The room was bright with the light of the fire and of wax candles.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
fortune'snounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
possessive form of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
set up or found
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
habitualadjectiveUS /həˈbɪtʃuːəl/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
harmoniesnounUS /ˈhɑːrməniz/
plural of “harmony” — compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
intensifyingadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtensəfaɪɪŋ/
increasing in strength or intensity
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
and nothing more
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
legiblyadverb
in a legible manner
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The room was bright with the light of the fire and of wax candles.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
magicaladjectiveUS /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
mainlyadverbUS /ˈmeɪnli/
for the most part
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
many-textured
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From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
mortal's
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From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
naughtnounUS /nɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
information about recent and important events
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
not any; not one
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
paintingnounUS /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
panelnounUS /ˈpænəl/
sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
the local environment
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
productionnounUS /prəˈdʌkʃən/
the act or process of producing something
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was bright with the light of the fire and of wax candles.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
self-absorbedadjective
absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
solaradjectiveUS /ˈsoʊlər/
relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
solelyadverbUS /ˈsoʊəli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
tappedadjectiveUS /tæpt/
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
Transome
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From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
waiting-woman's
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From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Transome had on a dark warm dressing-gown, hanging in thick folds about her, and she was seated before a mirror which filled a panel from the floor to the ceiling.
waxverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading The room was bright with the light of the fire and of wax candles.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
whirlingnounUS /ˈwɜːrlɪŋ/
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
belonging to which person
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some days after Esther's arrival at Transome Court, Denner, coming to dress Mrs. Transome before dinner--a labor of love for which she had ample leisure now--found her mistress seated with more than ever of a marble aspect of self-absorbed suffering, which to the waiting-woman's keen observation had been gradually intensifying itself during the past week.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had tapped at the door without having been summoned, and she had ventured to enter though she had heard no voice saying, "Come in."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
but in spite of that
From this reading No man believes that many-textured knowledge and skill--as a just idea of the solar system, or the power of painting flesh, or of reading written harmonies--can come late and of a sudden; yet many will not stick at believing that happiness can come at any day and hour solely by a new disposition of events; though there is naught less capable of a magical production than a mortal's happiness, which is mainly a complex of habitual relations and dispositions not to be wrought by news from foreign parts, or any whirling of fortune's wheel for one on whose brow Time has written legibly.
