Chapter IV

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

anew

From this reading Here appeared now and again the peering face of a passerby.

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading There was a dark triangle where the curtains fell apart in the middle.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Here appeared now and again the peering face of a passerby.

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Flecker took his place at the corner of a long table.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Flecker took his place at the corner of a long table.

furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading There was a dark triangle where the curtains fell apart in the middle.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading There was a dark triangle where the curtains fell apart in the middle.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

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

From this reading Here appeared now and again the peering face of a passerby.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading There was a dark triangle where the curtains fell apart in the middle.

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From this reading Flecker took his place at the corner of a long table.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

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

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here appeared now and again the peering face of a passerby.

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

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

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

From this reading Flecker took his place at the corner of a long table.

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

From this reading There was a dark triangle where the curtains fell apart in the middle.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Flecker took his place at the corner of a long table.

a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

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 Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading There was a dark triangle where the curtains fell apart in the middle.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Here appeared now and again the peering face of a passerby.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here appeared now and again the peering face of a passerby.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

on one occasion

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

a person who passes by casually or by chance

From this reading Here appeared now and again the peering face of a passerby.

-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading Here appeared now and again the peering face of a passerby.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Flecker took his place at the corner of a long table.

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

do one's shopping

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Flecker took his place at the corner of a long table.

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a dark triangle where the curtains fell apart in the middle.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

without force or sincere effort

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Flecker took his place at the corner of a long table.

a three-sided polygon

From this reading There was a dark triangle where the curtains fell apart in the middle.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

in or at the place that

From this reading There was a dark triangle where the curtains fell apart in the middle.

a Caucasian

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

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 The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading Opposite him a priest in a dirty cassock, a thin priest with many red lines in his cheeks, and silver spectacles on his long red nose, wished him good evening.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.

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

From this reading The _salle à manger_ had once been used as a shop and its street wall was a broad window and a glass door, both curtained thinly with ruffled white.