Chapter VI

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

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

later than; following

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

From this reading She shunned Tom Allen as coldly as she did Diantha Winthrop.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Ellen now took her walks by the river alone.

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

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

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

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

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

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

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

From this reading She shunned Tom Allen as coldly as she did Diantha Winthrop.

past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

immersing the body in water or sunshine

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Ellen now took her walks by the river alone.

lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner

From this reading She shunned Tom Allen as coldly as she did Diantha Winthrop.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

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From this reading She shunned Tom Allen as coldly as she did Diantha Winthrop.

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

From this reading She shunned Tom Allen as coldly as she did Diantha Winthrop.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

put on clothes

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

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From this reading Ellen now took her walks by the river alone.

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From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

every person

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

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

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

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

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

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

From this reading Ellen now took her walks by the river alone.

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From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

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

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

wash or flow against

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

carefree and happy and lighthearted

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

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

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

absolutely essential

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

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

From this reading Ellen now took her walks by the river alone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

on one occasion

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

persistent morbid meditation on a problem

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Ellen now took her walks by the river alone.

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

From this reading She shunned Tom Allen as coldly as she did Diantha Winthrop.

inflected form of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading She shunned Tom Allen as coldly as she did Diantha Winthrop.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

move stealthily

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

the rays of the sun

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

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

From this reading Ellen now took her walks by the river alone.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

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

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

male cat

From this reading She shunned Tom Allen as coldly as she did Diantha Winthrop.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Ellen now took her walks by the river alone.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Ellen now took her walks by the river alone.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

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

From this reading She would go to the old bathing place and after lying on the grass for hours in moody silence, slip on her old home-spun bathing dress, and plunging into the cool waters of the river, she would lave her hot and tired limbs in the cooling waters, after which she would feel better and able to go back once more to an existence which had become monotonous and dreary.

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From this reading She shunned Tom Allen as coldly as she did Diantha Winthrop.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.

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

From this reading Love and admiration are as necessary to women of Ellen's affectionate nature as are sunlight and warmth to growing plants.

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

From this reading She would wander off, and with a pensiveness peculiar in one so light-hearted, avoided everyone, whether friend or stranger.