Chapter XXV

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

anew

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

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

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

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From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

completely unclothed

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

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From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

capable of wounding

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

dearly loved

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

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From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

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

From this reading His face was pale and his hair was rumpled.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading His face was pale and his hair was rumpled.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

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

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

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From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

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

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

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

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

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From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

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

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

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

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

and nothing more

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

the literary culture

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

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 Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

a particular point in time

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

immediately following in time or order

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

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

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading His face was pale and his hair was rumpled.

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

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

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

in disarray; extremely disorderly

From this reading His face was pale and his hair was rumpled.

food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

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

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

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

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

superlative of “strict” — rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

express in words

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

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

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

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

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

never dying

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

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

From this reading His face was pale and his hair was rumpled.

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

From this reading Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

a Caucasian

From this reading Before he got through, the table and floor all about him were drifted white with torn scraps of his correspondence.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

in the company of; together with

From this reading TWO LETTERS I can imagine just how Nort looked, sitting in the bare room of the Bedlow Hotel of Hewlett, biting the end of his pen and struggling furiously with his letter to Anthy.

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

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading Half the letters he wrote were too long, or too wild, or too passionate, and the other half were too short or too cold.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In one moment he would let himself go the limit: "My dearest Anthy, I shall never see you again, and I can therefore tell you with the more freedom of my undying love----" and at the next moment he would hold himself to the strictest restraint: "My dear Miss Doane" or "Dear Miss Doane."