Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

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

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

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

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

next to; at the side of

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading “Well,” she said, as I helped myself to some cold pie, “what was it?”

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading She was full of curiosity.

a room used for dining

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

extreme fatigue

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I was late for luncheon, very late.

set up or found

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading She was full of curiosity.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

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

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading “Well,” she said, as I helped myself to some cold pie, “what was it?”

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

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

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

From this reading I was late for luncheon, very late.

brought about or caused; not spontaneous

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading I was late for luncheon, very late.

go away from a place

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

the literary culture

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

a midday meal

From this reading I was late for luncheon, very late.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

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

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “Well,” she said, as I helped myself to some cold pie, “what was it?”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was full of curiosity.

dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

From this reading “Well,” she said, as I helped myself to some cold pie, “what was it?”

without much difficulty

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Well,” she said, as I helped myself to some cold pie, “what was it?”

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

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

be seated

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

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

From this reading “Well,” she said, as I helped myself to some cold pie, “what was it?”

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

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

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

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

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

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

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

precisely as stated

From this reading I was late for luncheon, very late.

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

From this reading I was late for luncheon, very late.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well,” she said, as I helped myself to some cold pie, “what was it?”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Well,” she said, as I helped myself to some cold pie, “what was it?”

at the time that

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

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

From this reading It was not, as I discovered, sympathy for my exhaustion and hunger which induced her to do this.

during the time that

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.

the act of creating written works

From this reading My mother had left the dining-room when I got home, but I found her and she readily agreed to leave the letters she was writing and to sit beside me while I ate.