Chapter XXXIV

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

anew

From this reading Her husband came, sat with her silently for a while, went, and came again, many times.

(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 Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

heighten or intensify

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

getting two things to correspond

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The stream of sorrow that winds through a hospital passed before her unheeded.

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But she did not go.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Her husband came, sat with her silently for a while, went, and came again, many times.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

third-person singular of “consider” — deem to be

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

a sheath worn to protect a finger

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

of metal e.g.

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But she did not go.

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

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

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

From this reading But she did not go.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

only a very short time before

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

a health facility where patients receive treatment

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Her husband came, sat with her silently for a while, went, and came again, many times.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

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 IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

a compact mass

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

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 Her husband came, sat with her silently for a while, went, and came again, many times.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But she did not go.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The stream of sorrow that winds through a hospital passed before her unheeded.

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

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

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

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

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

From this reading But she did not go.

without speaking

From this reading Her husband came, sat with her silently for a while, went, and came again, many times.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading The stream of sorrow that winds through a hospital passed before her unheeded.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading The stream of sorrow that winds through a hospital passed before her unheeded.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

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

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The stream of sorrow that winds through a hospital passed before her unheeded.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Lida Bowman, his mother, all that time sat in the hall of the hospital outside the door of his room.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Her husband came, sat with her silently for a while, went, and came again, many times.

male cat

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

disregarded

From this reading The stream of sorrow that winds through a hospital passed before her unheeded.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Her husband came, sat with her silently for a while, went, and came again, many times.

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

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

during the time that

From this reading Her husband came, sat with her silently for a while, went, and came again, many times.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The stream of sorrow that winds through a hospital passed before her unheeded.

plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)

From this reading IN WHICH LIDA BOWMAN CONSIDERS HER UNIVERSE AND TOM VAN DORN WINS ANOTHER VICTORY For a long and weary night and a day of balancing doubt, and another dull night, little Ben Bowman lay limp and crumpled on his cot--a broken lump of clay hardly more than animate.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her husband came, sat with her silently for a while, went, and came again, many times.