Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

anew

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

(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 He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

Having no one else present.

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

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

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

characterized by intense emotion

From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.

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

From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.

having the place or position changed

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

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

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

divisible by two

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

at any time

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.

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

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

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

From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.

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

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

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

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

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

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

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

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

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

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

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

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

third-person singular of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.

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

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

plural of “misunderstanding” — putting the wrong interpretation on

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.

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

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

and nothing more

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

above and across; more than

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

an irritable petulant feeling

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

strengthen or make more firm

From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.

plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

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

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

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

From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.

falsely emotional in a maudlin way

From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

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

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

following in time or order

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

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

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

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

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

the swift release of a store of affective force

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading DUTY INTERFERES AGAIN Hunterleys sat that night alone in a seat at the Opera for a time and lost himself in a maze of recollections.

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

From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading The days of a more vivid and ardent sentimentality seemed to reassert themselves.

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

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

(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 He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

at the time that

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

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

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He thought of the hours when he had sat side by side with his wife, the only woman to whom he had ever given a thought; of the thrill which even the touch of her fingers had given him, of the drive home together, the little confidences and endearments, the glamour which seemed to have been thrown over life before those unhappy misunderstandings.

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

From this reading He remembered so well the beginning of them all--the terrible pressure of work which was thrown upon his shoulders, his engrossed days, his disturbed nights; her patience at first, her subsequent petulance, her final anger.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading He seemed to find himself growing younger as he listened to the music.