consider or hold as true
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
childbearer
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From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
cluenounUS /kluː/
a slight indication
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
one or the other of two
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
Francis
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From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
Gordon
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From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
located inward
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
IntuitionnounUS /ˌɪntuːˈɪʃən/
instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
meaningsnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋz/
plural of “meaning” — the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
not any; not one
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
palnounUS /pæl/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
partnernounUS /ˈpɑːrtnər/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
pinnacles
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From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
respectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪd/
receiving deferential regard
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
sex-thing
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From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
substituteverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading And for the first time, understanding him, she respected this man.
vouchsafed
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From this reading As to her, so to Francis Gordon, Love had vouchsafed the inner meanings; and now, he could accept no substitute for Love.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Intuition gave her the sure clue to his mind: like herself, Francis Gordon had climbed the pinnacles, seen the sex-thing whole.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Either the one woman,—pal and childbearer, partner and mistress; or this, the lonely cottage among the lonely woods.
