Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

a component that is added to something to improve it

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

(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 She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

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

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

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

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading It would be comforting to talk with somebody who was still capable of regarding things right side to.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

without doubt or question

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

providing freedom from worry

From this reading It would be comforting to talk with somebody who was still capable of regarding things right side to.

having or marked by confidence or assurance

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

carefully weighed

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

recognizable; marked

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

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

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

divisible by two

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

a social unit living together

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

set up or found

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

destroyed or killed

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

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

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

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

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

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

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

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

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

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

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

an aggressive and violent young criminal

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

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

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

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

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

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

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

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

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

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

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

-ing form of “inhabit” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

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

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

take the midday meal

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

come together

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

in a cryptic manner

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

having an owner; often used in combination

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

-ing form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading It would be comforting to talk with somebody who was still capable of regarding things right side to.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

precisely, exactly

From this reading It would be comforting to talk with somebody who was still capable of regarding things right side to.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

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

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

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

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading It would be comforting to talk with somebody who was still capable of regarding things right side to.

a person, without saying who

From this reading It would be comforting to talk with somebody who was still capable of regarding things right side to.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

not in physical motion

From this reading It would be comforting to talk with somebody who was still capable of regarding things right side to.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading It would be comforting to talk with somebody who was still capable of regarding things right side to.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

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

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading It would be comforting to talk with somebody who was still capable of regarding things right side to.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

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

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

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

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

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

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

precisely as stated

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

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

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

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

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

at the time that

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

which person or people

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I haven't the least idea," she said, "whether we shall be quite by ourselves or whether the entire family, including the latest addition to it, will come straggling in before we've finished."

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828)

From this reading THE KALEIDOSCOPE It was the next Sunday morning that Miss Wollaston, who had decided to stay in town even though the emergency she had been summoned to meet was found mysteriously to have evanesced when she arrived, asked Wallace Hood, walking home with her from church, to come in to lunch.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading He would be found, she was confident, not to have gone through the looking-glass into the world of topsy-turvey that all the rest of them seemed to be inhabiting, these days.

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

From this reading She would not have considered it quite delicate to have owned to him how very clearly she hoped to have him, for an hour or two, all to herself.