Chapter XII

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

the right to enter

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

anew

From this reading Why did he turn back and loiter again along that unprofitable way?

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Why did he turn back and loiter again along that unprofitable way?

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Why did he turn back and loiter again along that unprofitable way?

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

inflected form of “concur” — be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a Protestant layman who assists the minister

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading Why did he turn back and loiter again along that unprofitable way?

an army unit large enough to sustain combat

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

capable of being overlooked

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

command against

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

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From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

an outlying farm

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

an instinctive motive

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a narrow way or road

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

immediately past

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

the act of tarrying

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

be about

From this reading Why did he turn back and loiter again along that unprofitable way?

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

roused to anger

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

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 He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a form of address for a man

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

not any; not one

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

held or filled or in use

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

and nothing more

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

unpleasantly

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

go across or through

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

resisting control or authority

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

precisely, exactly

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

a male human offspring

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

not in physical motion

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a special situation

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

propel through the air

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Why did he turn back and loiter again along that unprofitable way?

impossible to achieve

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

producing little or no profit or gain

From this reading Why did he turn back and loiter again along that unprofitable way?

not reasonable; not showing good judgment

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

not based on reason or evidence

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading He did not venture to ask himself the question; he only did it in an utterly unreasonable access of jealousy and rage.

precisely as stated

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Why did he turn back and loiter again along that unprofitable way?

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

From this reading He went back with a mad, unreasoning impulse, only excusable in consideration of the excited state of mind into which so many past events had concurred to throw him.

possessive form of “western” — a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

during the time that

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why did he turn back and loiter again along that unprofitable way?

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.

a person who has religious faith

From this reading If he had been Lady Western's accepted lover instead of the hopeless worshipper afar off of that bright unattainable creature, he could still have had no possible right to forbid the entrance of Mr. Fordham at that garden gate.

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

From this reading THUS while Mrs. Vincent sat in Susan's sick-room, with her mind full of troubled thoughts, painfully following her son into an imaginary and unequal conflict with the wife of the rebellious deacon; and while the Salem congregation in general occupied itself with conjectures how this internal division could be healed, and what the pastor would do, the pastor himself was doing the very last thing he ought to have done in the circumstances--lingering down Grange Lane in the broad daylight with intent to pass Lady Western's door--that door from which he had himself emerged a very few minutes before.