Chapter XV

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

a quantity of money

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading “They said ‘What good-looking children!’

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading “Did you hear what those people said?”

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading “They said ‘What good-looking children!’

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

From this reading Michael had not heard, so Stella whispered:

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “Did you hear what those people said?”

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Michael had not heard, so Stella whispered:

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

provided with a worthy adversary or competitor

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Michael had not heard, so Stella whispered:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

on one occasion

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

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

From this reading “Did you hear what those people said?”

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Michael had not heard, so Stella whispered:

United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

carry out

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading “Did you hear what those people said?”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading Once, as they passed a bunch of old ladies on a seat, Stella said to Michael:

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

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

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Did you hear what those people said?”

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading Michael had not heard, so Stella whispered:

in the company of; together with

From this reading S TELLA came back from Germany less foreign-looking than Michael expected, and he could take a certain amount of pleasure in her company at Bournemouth, For a time they were well matched, as they walked with their mother under the pines.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Did you hear what those people said?”