Chapter XIX

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

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

acquired as your own by free choice

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

later than; following

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

anew

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

(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 She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

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

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

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

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

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

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

without seeing or looking

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

an occurrence of something

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

make more complicated

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

mistake one thing for another

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

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

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

being one more than seven

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

a young female

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

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

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

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

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

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

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

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

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

for more time

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

held dear

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

feeling or showing love and affection

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

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 This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

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

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

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

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

and nothing more

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

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

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

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From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

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

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading Nothing is exactly as it seems, nor, indeed, as it is; it takes a color from the next morning, however opaque that morning may be.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

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

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

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

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

a special situation

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

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

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

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

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

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

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The secondary comes in to complicate and confuse the original question more or less, and the abstract ends under that compulsion.

of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

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

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

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

From this reading The next day after any thing, whether happiness or disaster, is different from the day on which the event took place.

which person or people

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This was especially the case with Lily, whom so many of these secondary thoughts had already visited, and who had now to go back from the dream of that eight days in which every thing had been put to flight by that extraordinary invasion of the new and unrealized which comes to every girl with her marriage, and amid which it is so difficult to keep the footing of ordinary life.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.

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

From this reading She was that morning, however, not any longer the parted lover, the mourning bride, but again, more or less, “her own woman,” the creature, full of energy and life, and thoughts and purposes of her own, who had not blindly loved or worshipped, but to whom, at all times, it had been apparent that Ronald’s way of loving, though it was to her the only way, was not the way she would have chosen or which she would have adopted herself had she been the man.