Chapter IV

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

later than; following

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

anew

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

(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 After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

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

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

only a very short time before

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

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From this reading "We don't mind very much," she repeated in a half whisper.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

divisible by two

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading "We don't mind very much," she repeated in a half whisper.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

past form of “hover” — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

held up in the air

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "We don't mind very much," she repeated in a half whisper.

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

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "We don't mind very much," she repeated in a half whisper.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

on one occasion

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

above and across; more than

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

a shaky motion

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

recurring again and again

From this reading "We don't mind very much," she repeated in a half whisper.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

showing a sense of guilt

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

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

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

express in speech

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

past form of “still” — make calm or still

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

moving very fast

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

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

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

two times

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Now as his big hand hovered over the tumbled brightness of her hair, loose upon his sleeve, that hot shame in turn disappeared.

precisely as stated

From this reading "We don't mind very much," she repeated in a half whisper.

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

From this reading He was smiling a faint, gravely gentle smile that barely lifted the corners of his lips when she turned in his arms and lifted her face once more to him.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We don't mind very much," she repeated in a half whisper.

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

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

at the time that

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

From this reading "We don't mind very much," she repeated in a half whisper.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading At her first swift coming when she had cried out to him there in the dark and run across to kneel at his knees, a dull, shamed flush had stained his lean cheeks with the realization that, in his own great bitterness he had failed even to wonder whether she had been forgotten, too.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading After the quivering gasps were all but stilled, he twice opened his lips as if to speak, and each time closed them again without a word.