Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

(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 He walked all the way home because he wanted movement.

in addition

From this reading He also wanted time to think things over because the intensity of his own mood troubled him.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

for the reason that

From this reading He walked all the way home because he wanted movement.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

set up or found

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

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

From this reading He also wanted time to think things over because the intensity of his own mood troubled him.

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

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading He walked all the way home because he wanted movement.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

without logical or meaningful connection

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

From this reading He also wanted time to think things over because the intensity of his own mood troubled him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

in the recent past

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

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 It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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 It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading He also wanted time to think things over because the intensity of his own mood troubled him.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading He walked all the way home because he wanted movement.

in motion

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

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

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He also wanted time to think things over because the intensity of his own mood troubled him.

many times at short intervals

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

above and across; more than

From this reading He also wanted time to think things over because the intensity of his own mood troubled him.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He also wanted time to think things over because the intensity of his own mood troubled him.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

plural of “phase” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

in the near future

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

on the contrary

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading He also wanted time to think things over because the intensity of his own mood troubled him.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading A certain moving fancy always held its own in his thoughts--as a sort of background to them.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading He also wanted time to think things over because the intensity of his own mood troubled him.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading He walked all the way home because he wanted movement.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading He walked all the way home because he wanted movement.

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

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was not a long time before he had left the house, but it seemed long and as if he had thought a great many rather incoherent things before he had reached the street and presently parted from his gay acquaintance and was on his way to his mother's house where she was spending a week, having come down from Scotland as she did often.

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

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.

showing curiosity

From this reading It was new for him to think much about himself, but lately he had found himself sometimes wondering at, as well as shaken by, emotional mental phases through which he passed.