Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Here I am!"

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

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

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

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

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

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

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

next to; at the side of

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

being or suggesting a cavern

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

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

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

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

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

without stop or interruption

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

the dead body of a human being

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

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

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

construct, build, or erect

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

opinion or judgment

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

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

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

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

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

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

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Here I am!"

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

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

having inhabitants; lived in

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

in an intelligent manner

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

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

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

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

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

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

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

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

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

plural of “socket” — a bony hollow into which a structure fits

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

a male human offspring

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

the sound of light blow or knock

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

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

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

in or at that place or location

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

informal terms for clothing

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

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

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

From this reading A huge toad sat dozing there beside a cage inhabited by a black disheveled-looking fowl.

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

From this reading "Astaroth! here, my son!" she said, and the creature looked up intelligently at her as she rapped him on the back with a long knitting-needle.--"And you, Mademoiselle Cleopatre!--attention!" she continued, tapping the ancient fowl on the beak.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

a Caucasian

From this reading Then Mme. Fontaine began to think; for several seconds she did not move; she looked like a corpse, her eyes rolled in their sockets and grew white; then she rose stiff and erect, and a cavernous voice cried:

in the company of; together with

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She rose from her filthy old chair by the fireside, and went to a table covered with a green cloth so worn that you could count the threads.