Chapter IV

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

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

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

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

a large entrance or reception room or area

From this reading The anteroom into which she passed had become painfully familiar to her, like the faces of many of the occupants.

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

From this reading She rang the bell deprecatingly, as if ashamed.

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading She rang the bell deprecatingly, as if ashamed.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The anteroom into which she passed had become painfully familiar to her, like the faces of many of the occupants.

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading She mounted a flight of gloomy stairs, and pulled a bell.

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

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From this reading She rang the bell deprecatingly, as if ashamed.

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The anteroom into which she passed had become painfully familiar to her, like the faces of many of the occupants.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading The anteroom into which she passed had become painfully familiar to her, like the faces of many of the occupants.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading She mounted a flight of gloomy stairs, and pulled a bell.

droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

depressingly dark

From this reading She mounted a flight of gloomy stairs, and pulled a bell.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

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

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

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

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She rang the bell deprecatingly, as if ashamed.

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

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The anteroom into which she passed had become painfully familiar to her, like the faces of many of the occupants.

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

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

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 The anteroom into which she passed had become painfully familiar to her, like the faces of many of the occupants.

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading She mounted a flight of gloomy stairs, and pulled a bell.

plural of “occupant” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading The anteroom into which she passed had become painfully familiar to her, like the faces of many of the occupants.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

unpleasantly

From this reading The anteroom into which she passed had become painfully familiar to her, like the faces of many of the occupants.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The anteroom into which she passed had become painfully familiar to her, like the faces of many of the occupants.

plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading She mounted a flight of gloomy stairs, and pulled a bell.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading She rang the bell deprecatingly, as if ashamed.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

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

From this reading She mounted a flight of gloomy stairs, and pulled a bell.

make a splashing sound

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading She mounted a flight of gloomy stairs, and pulled a bell.

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Already her bearing had lost something that had distinguished it in the summer: something of courage.

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

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

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

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

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

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

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

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.

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

From this reading On the pavements of the Strand the snow had turned to slush; and from the river a fog was blowing up, which got into the girl's throat, and made her cough.