Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

anew

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

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

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

on or to one side

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

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From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

a youthful male person

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

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

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

delicately beautiful

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

put on clothes

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

divisible by two

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

planned and made or fashioned artistically

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

in a greedy manner

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

something written by hand

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

set down according to a plan

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

immediately past

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

the literary culture

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

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

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

plain-woven cotton fabric

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

many times at short intervals

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

having a handwritten signature

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

successive (without a break)

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

hard to endure

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

not known

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

precisely as stated

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.

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

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

at the time that

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

in or at the place that

From this reading Mitty brought it up to her room on a sunny April afternoon, where she was sitting, trying to interest herself in some sewing for baby Hugh.

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

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

during the time that

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The letter was signed, Harry Kent, and was from a comrade of Gavin's in the Blue Bonnets, a boy whom he had often mentioned in his letters to Christina.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE GARDEN BLOOMS AGAIN The day that Gavin's picture appeared in the Algonquin paper with an account of the gallant deed in which he had given his life, Christina received a letter in an unknown handwriting.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading She laid the letter aside while she finished her work, too indifferent even to open it, but when the last button-hole was fashioned in the dainty little muslin dress she remembered it.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading She opened it slowly, noticing with some interest that it was from the Front, and then she suddenly sat up very straight and read the written pages greedily.