Chapter XI

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

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

later than; following

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

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

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

plural of “cupboard” — a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

start firing a weapon

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

people of good family and breeding and high social status

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

comparative of “grand” — of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

a social unit living together

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

a female domestic

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

not any; not one

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

be seated

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

hard to endure

From this reading Was there after all any special happiness in living as gentlefolk and trying to be thought grander than other people?

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

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

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

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

From this reading Master and man, mistress and maid, all talked together here as if there were no distinction between them.

at the time that

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading It was so pleasant then that Maia Lisa thought she understood how her aunt could feel content to be a peasant’s wife.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE SMITH FROM HENRIKSBERG All that day there was but one short hour when Maia Lisa forgot her stepmother, and that was in the evening when she sat with Pastor Liliecrona and all the household round the great log fire in the living-room listening to the tall dark smith from Henriksberg, as he leant against one of the cupboards playing on the master’s fiddle.

(used as an intensifier) extremely well

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading It was so wonderfully comfortable in the evening to sit round the fire in the midst of one’s servants, all busy with their work and all cheerful and ready for a chat.