Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

(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 At all events, no harm was done.

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

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At all events, no harm was done.

strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

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From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

financial assistance in time of need

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

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From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

past form of “disapprove” — consider bad or wrong

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading At all events, no harm was done.

a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

being one more than seven

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading At all events, no harm was done.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

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

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading At all events, no harm was done.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

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

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

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

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

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

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

lacking in correct logical relation

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

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

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

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

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

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 Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

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From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

not any; not one

From this reading At all events, no harm was done.

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

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

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From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

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

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

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

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

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

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

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

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

cut off or left behind

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

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

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.

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

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

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

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Now that the wave of excitement was ebbing, and had left her, Mr. Bast, and Mrs. Bast stranded for the night in a Shropshire hotel, she asked herself what forces had made the wave flow.

which person or people

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

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From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Mr. Wilcox is so illogical,” she explained to Leonard, who had put his wife to bed, and was sitting with her in the empty coffee-room.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Helen began to wonder why she had spent a matter of eight pounds in making some people ill and others angry.

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

From this reading Margaret would play the game properly now, and though Helen disapproved of her sister’s methods, she knew that the Basts would benefit by them in the long run.