Chapter XIV

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

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

capable of arousing and holding the attention

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

speak to

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

in an alliterative manner

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She was always very busy in trains, as, indeed, everywhere else.

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

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

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

From this reading She was always very busy in trains, as, indeed, everywhere else.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

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

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading She was always very busy in trains, as, indeed, everywhere else.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

a university in England

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

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

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

-ing form of “correct” — make right or correct

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

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

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

plural of “creche” — a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

travel across or pass over

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

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From this reading She was always very busy in trains, as, indeed, everywhere else.

qualified for by right according to law

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

to or in any or all places

From this reading She was always very busy in trains, as, indeed, everywhere else.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

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

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

the natural process by which the body repairs itself

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a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

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

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

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

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading She was always very busy in trains, as, indeed, everywhere else.

plural of “industry” — the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

an occurrence of something

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a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

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

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

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

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

used to form the superlative

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

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From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

plural of “pamphlet” — a small book usually having a paper cover

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

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

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continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

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From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

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From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

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

From this reading She was always very busy in trains, as, indeed, everywhere else.

for a short time

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

an idea that is suggested

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

past form of “sweat” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

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

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

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

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

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

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

create by training and teaching

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading She was always very busy in trains, as, indeed, everywhere else.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

employed in accomplishing something

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precisely as stated

From this reading She was always very busy in trains, as, indeed, everywhere else.

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From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.

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

From this reading DAPHNE AT VIOLETTE Daphne Sandomir was in the train between Cambridge and King's Cross.

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

From this reading On this journey she was correcting the proofs of the chapter (Chapter IV., Education of the Children) which she was contributing to a volume by seven authors, shortly to appear, to be entitled alliteratively _Is Permanent Peace Possible_? and to come to the conclusion that it was.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

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produce a literary work

From this reading She had been used to write pamphlets and address meetings on most of them: eurhythmics, for instance, and eugenics, and the economic and constitutional position of women, and sweated industries, and baby creches, and suggestion healing, and health food, and clean milk, and twenty other of the causes good people have at heart.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Daphne Sandomir's interest in many things had always been so keen that before the war you could not have picked out one as absorbing her more than a score of others.