Chapter XI

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

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

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

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

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

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

damaged by blows or hard usage

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

put or send forth

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

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From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

a state at a particular time

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading A large double door in one corner gave entrance to a corridor.

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

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From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading A large double door in one corner gave entrance to a corridor.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

a specialized division of a large organization

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

send away towards a designated goal

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

in deplorable condition

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

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

From this reading A large double door in one corner gave entrance to a corridor.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

increase twofold

From this reading A large double door in one corner gave entrance to a corridor.

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From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

one or the other of two

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

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

From this reading A large double door in one corner gave entrance to a corridor.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

exceedingly; extremely

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading A large double door in one corner gave entrance to a corridor.

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

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

to a considerable degree

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

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

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

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

From this reading A large double door in one corner gave entrance to a corridor.

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 On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

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

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

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

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

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

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

the force of workers available

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996)

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

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

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

plural of “moulding” — a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

disregarded

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

out of fashion

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

on one occasion

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

being on the outside or further from a center

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

the property of being smooth and shiny

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

almost; nearly

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

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

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

important in effect or meaning

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

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

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

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

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

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

From this reading A large double door in one corner gave entrance to a corridor.

up to a particular time

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.

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

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The doors were of handsome mahogany, but they had been kicked and battered until varnish and polish had both disappeared and they looked as dilapidated as the cob-webbed corners and the broken mouldings.

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

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading On the other side of the room, three long French windows gave entrance to a shallow balcony of cast iron fantastically moulded, which hung against the outer wall.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading It was now in a state of extreme dilapidation, the neglected and forlorn condition somehow being significant of the moribund Confederacy in which practically everything was either dead or dying but the men and women.

third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCH The War Department Telegraph Office had once been a handsome apartment, one of those old-fashioned, heavily corniced, marble-manteled, low-windowed, double-doored rooms in a public building.