Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

anew

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

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

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading How the face became the flowers!

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

relating to or associated with a coma

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading It seemed the fairy spirit of them.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

past form of “festoon” — decorate with strings of flowers

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading How the face became the flowers!

provided with a frame

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

a young female

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

the act of retaining something

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

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From this reading How the face became the flowers!

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed the fairy spirit of them.

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From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

above and across; more than

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

with reluctance

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

the bud of a rose

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

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From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

cut with a saw

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading It seemed the fairy spirit of them.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

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

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

with low volume

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading It seemed the fairy spirit of them.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

not in physical motion

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It seemed the fairy spirit of them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

very small

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

exalted emotionally especially with pride

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

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

From this reading FROM this state, half comatose, half unconscious, Kenelm was roused slowly, reluctantly.

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

From this reading Something struck softly on his cheek,--again a little less softly; he opened his eyes, they fell first upon two tiny rosebuds, which, on striking his face, had fallen on his breast; and then looking up, he saw before him, in an opening of the trellised circle, a female child's laughing face.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading Her hand was still uplifted charged with another rosebud, but behind the child's figure, looking over her shoulder and holding back the menacing arm, was a face as innocent but lovelier far,--the face of a girl in her first youth, framed round with the blossoms that festooned the trellise.