Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

(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 Yesterday mattered not at all; to-morrow might never dawn!

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

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

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

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Yesterday mattered not at all; to-morrow might never dawn!

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

completely unclothed

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

befitting or characteristic of a young boy

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

the first light of day

From this reading Yesterday mattered not at all; to-morrow might never dawn!

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

-ing form of “dispute” — take exception to

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

opinion or judgment

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

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From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

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

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

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

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

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

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

in the recent past

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

set afire or burning

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

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

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

held dear

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

past form of “matter” — have weight; have import, carry weight

From this reading Yesterday mattered not at all; to-morrow might never dawn!

possessive form of “max” — street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

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From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Yesterday mattered not at all; to-morrow might never dawn!

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

suggesting an unhealthy mental state

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Yesterday mattered not at all; to-morrow might never dawn!

not any; not one

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yesterday mattered not at all; to-morrow might never dawn!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

being on the outside or further from a center

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

furnished with people

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

except for; apart from

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

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

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

not in physical motion

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

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

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

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

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

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

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

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From this reading Yesterday mattered not at all; to-morrow might never dawn!

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading As the outer door closed upon Blake, she turned back into the lighted _salon_--the little _salon_ of Max's books, of Max's boyish tastes--the little _salon_ loved beyond all rooms in Paris!

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

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

From this reading Maxine was in high exaltation--the exaltation that makes no count of cost.

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

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

in or at the place that

From this reading In a smiling dream she passed through it, on into the studio where no light was, save the light from a shred of crescent moon that had lately climbed into the sky.

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

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

a Caucasian

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It had a curious effect--this bare, white room with its gaunt easel, upon which the portrait still stood, and to superstitious eyes, it might well have suggested a ghost-chamber, peopled by dead thoughts, dead impressions: but Maxine was in no morbid mood, happiness ran too high--too red and warm--to permit of shadows disputing its high place.

the day immediately before today

From this reading Yesterday mattered not at all; to-morrow might never dawn!