Chapter XIX

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

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

anew

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

(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 The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

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

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

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

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

intentionally conceived

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

at a previous time

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

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From this reading Pietro Ghisleri slept soundly that night.

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

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

only a very short time before

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

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

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

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

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

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

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

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

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

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

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

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

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Pietro Ghisleri slept soundly that night.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

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From this reading Pietro Ghisleri slept soundly that night.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

worried and uneasy

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading Pietro Ghisleri slept soundly that night.

deeply or completely

From this reading Pietro Ghisleri slept soundly that night.

the season of growth

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Pietro Ghisleri slept soundly that night.

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

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

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

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

having come into contact

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

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From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

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

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

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

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

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

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

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 He stood at his open window early in the morning, and gazed out at the fresh, bright country.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading There were probably other causes at work at that time of which he was hardly conscious himself, but which ultimately produced a change in him, and in his way of looking at the world.

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading Of late, indeed, he had become less restless than he had formerly been, and he attributed the change to the weakness which was the consequence of his wound.

a reference book that is published regularly once every year

From this reading The delicate hand of spring had already touched the world with colour, and the breath of the coming warmth had waked the life in all those things which die yearly, and are yearly raised again.