Chapter VI

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From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

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

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

speak to

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

later than; following

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

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

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

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

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

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

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

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

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

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

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

the process of gradually becoming inferior

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

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From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

plural of “floor” — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

set up or found

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

destroyed or killed

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

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

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

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From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

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

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

ten 10s

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

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

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

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

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

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

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

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

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

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From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

set afire or burning

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

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

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

in motion

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

being ten more than eighty

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

not any; not one

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

being on the outside or further from a center

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

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

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

To recall to mind.

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

make square

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

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

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

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

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

a three-sided polygon

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

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

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

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

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading After this, ten minutes' drive brought us to the place, and I found it as he had said, the "square" being really a triangle.

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

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

look attentively

From this reading "I'm sure of it," said he; "it's a round square in the shape of an oblong, and one hundred and ninety two is at the side near Durham something or other; we can watch it easily from the palings."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "It's a pity they haven't more confidence in themselves--but, anyway, we are in luck.

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

From this reading Number one hundred and ninety two was a big house, its outer points gone much to decay, but lighted on its second and third floors; though so far as I could see, for the blinds of the drawing-room were up, no one was moving.

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

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The woman's address is 192, Westbourne Park, and I seem to remember that it is a square."