Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

(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 Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

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

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

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

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

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

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

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

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

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

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

plural of “blade” — especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

plural of “bud” — a partially opened flower

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

a young person of either sex

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

the smallest administrative district of several European countries

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

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

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

at any time

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

every person

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

set up or found

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

a gay feeling

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

-ing form of “guard” — to keep watch over

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

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

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

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

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

moving slowly and gently

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

used to form the superlative

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

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

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

and nothing more

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

in a noticeable manner

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

plural of “petal” — part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

be motionless, in suspension

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

coming to full development; becoming mature

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

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

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

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

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

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

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

be seated

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

the season of growth

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

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

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For the first time it was as though she found sufficient support in her own company and did not need to be for ever following and leaning upon other people.

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

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

having come into contact

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

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

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

forceful exertion

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

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

From this reading She was almost beautiful these days, touched by a gravity new to her, and with an added poise.

treated with wax

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading UNDER-CURRENTS Spring waxed full, buds burst into flower, then petals dropped and the hard green fruit began to swell, and the blades of the corn showed perceptibly higher every week.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Summer, warm and lazy, big with all her ripening store, brooded upon the land, and Phoebe Ruan, guarding the growing life she held, seemed, with all the care taken of her, to lose vigour and gaiety.

pull back or move away or backward

From this reading She seemed to wish to withdraw from everyone, from Ishmael most of all, as though she only wished to sit and commune with the secret soul of the child beneath her heart.