Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

anew

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

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

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

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

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

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

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

a ball of yarn or cord or thread

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

well in the past; former

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

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

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

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

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

the operator of a motor vehicle

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

heighten or intensify

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

make plain and comprehensible

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

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

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

excessively quick

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

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

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

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

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

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

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

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

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

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

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

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

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

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

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

easily agitated

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

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

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

not any; not one

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

sporadically and infrequently

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

marked by the reception of pay

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

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

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

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

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

a slippery smoothness

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

-ing form of “snicker” — laugh quietly

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

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

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

not in physical motion

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

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

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Black curly had taken himself off, and the driver sat at the table with me, still occasionally snickering in his plate.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

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

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

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

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

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

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

up to a particular time

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading This did not enliven him, although upon our driver it seemed to bring another fit as much beyond the proportion of my joke as his first had been.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

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

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

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

From this reading Consoled by no better clew than this I went to bed in a down-stairs room, and in my strange rising next day I did not see the driver again.

at the time that

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

in or at the place that

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

which person or people

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "She tires a man's spirit," said black curly, and with this rueful utterance he abandoned the subject; so that when we reached Thomas in the dim night my curiosity was strong, and I paid little heed to this new place where I had come or to my supper.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.

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

From this reading He would explain nothing that I asked him until the gaunt woman who waited on us left us for the kitchen, when he said, with a nervous, hasty relish, "The Widow Sproud is slick," and departed.