Chapter VIII

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

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

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From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

anew

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

(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 It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

next to; at the side of

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

come together

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

set up or found

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

a young female

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

the act of departing

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

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

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

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 It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading "Who is 'Lenore,' uncle?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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From this reading "Who is 'Lenore,' uncle?"

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From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

a form of address for a man

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

on one occasion

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

an unrestrained expression of emotion

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

above and across; more than

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

an artist who paints

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

of or relating to a phenomenon

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

plural of “primrose” — any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

established beyond doubt

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

Identical; not different.

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

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

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

express in words

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

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

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

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

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

two times

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading "Who is 'Lenore,' uncle?"

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

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

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

during the time that

From this reading It was strange, it was almost phenomenal--for Stella was frankness and candor itself--that she had said nothing of the encounter to her uncle; once or twice she had opened her lips--once at dinner, and once again as she sat beside him, leaning her arm on his chair while he smoked his pipe--she had opened her lips to tell him of that sudden outburst of fury on the part of Lord Leycester--that passionate rage which proved all that the painter had said of his hot temper to be true, but she had found some difficulty in the recital which had kept her silent.

a Caucasian

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

which person or people

From this reading "Who is 'Lenore,' uncle?"

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading It was evening now, and the two--the painter and the girl--were sitting by the open window, looking out into the gloaming, he lost in memory, she going over and over again the incidents of the morning, from the visit of Mr. Jasper Adelstone to his encounter with Lord Leycester.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was the evening of the same day--a day never to be forgotten by Stella, a day marked with a white stone in her mental calendar.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Never would she be able to look upon a field of primroses, never hear the music of the river running over the weir, without remembering this morning the first she had spent with Lord Leycester.