Chapter XIV

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

From this reading “And yet I made a mistake.”

later than; following

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

equally

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

Having no one else present.

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

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

From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

completely ordinary and unremarkable

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

completely wanting or lacking

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

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From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

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

From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

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

From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.

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

From this reading “And yet I made a mistake.”

not in action or at work

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

make a sound typical of metallic objects

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

in the recent past

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “And yet I made a mistake.”

lofty in style

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

plural of “manual” — a small handbook

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading “And yet I made a mistake.”

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

A terrifying or distressing dream.

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

righteousness by virtue of being pious

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading Before him, already prepared to go to bed, sat the noble and beautiful Minerva-like figure.

a state of peace and quiet

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

in the near future

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

plural of “subtlety” — a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

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From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

not to be accounted for or explained

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

overabundance of words

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

at the time that

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

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

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading HUSBAND AND WIFE.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This he said to himself one night as he sat alone with his wife in the silent quietude of his home, at the hour when the mind wanders in the vague meditation that is the precursor of dreams, after recalling the facts of the past day which so lately were living realities and so soon may become a nightmare.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Her sea-blue eyes, by some unaccountable artistic blunder, were fixed on a book of devotions--one of the popular and commonplace manuals, full of magniloquent verbiage, and idle subtleties, devoid alike of piety, of style, of suggestiveness, of spiritual feeling and of evangelical truth--nothing but a monotonous jangle of words.

but in spite of that

From this reading “And yet I made a mistake.”