Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

tolerating without protest

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

(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 GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

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

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

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

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading Such sound and fury had left Stephen the one unmoved man in the audience.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

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

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

a female human offspring

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

a public act of denouncing

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

set up or found

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

in a free manner

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading Such sound and fury had left Stephen the one unmoved man in the audience.

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

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

dazzlingly beautiful

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

possessive form of “governor” — the head of a state government

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

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

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

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

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

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

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

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

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

full of or characterized by humor

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

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

From this reading Such sound and fury had left Stephen the one unmoved man in the audience.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Such sound and fury had left Stephen the one unmoved man in the audience.

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

take part in a masquerade

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

an uneasy psychological state

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

violating or tending to violate or offend against

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

on one occasion

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Such sound and fury had left Stephen the one unmoved man in the audience.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

plural of “oration” — an instance of oratory

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

plural of “period” — an amount of time

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

a result

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

using language effectively to please or persuade

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

uttered with a trill

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

an earnest and sincere feeling

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

full and loud and deep

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Such sound and fury had left Stephen the one unmoved man in the audience.

express in speech

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

English writer (1832-1904)

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such sound and fury had left Stephen the one unmoved man in the audience.

plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

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

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

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

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

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

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

two times

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

not convincing

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

stripped of drapery

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

emotionally unmoved

From this reading Such sound and fury had left Stephen the one unmoved man in the audience.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

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

From this reading He had been brought up on the sonorous rhetoric and the gorgeous purple periods of the classic orations; and the mere undraped sincerity--the raw head and bloody bones eloquence, as he put it, of Vetch's speech had been as offensive to his taste as it had been unconvincing to his intelligence.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

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

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

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

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

during the time that

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

in the company of; together with

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading It was the first time that Stephen had come within range of the Governor's personal influence, and he found himself waiting curiously for the response of his sympathies or his nerves.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Once or twice he had heard Vetch speak--a storm of words which had played freely from the lightning flash of humorous invective to the rolling thunder of passionate denunciation.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading GIDEON VETCH "Your daughter slipped on the ice," explained the young man, while the thought flashed through his mind that Patty's father was accepting it all, with ironical humour, as some queer masquerade.