Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading OF A SLEEPLESS NIGHT MRS.

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

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From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

relating to or used in chemistry

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

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

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

divisible by two

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

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From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

the act of departing

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

too numerous to be counted

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

deliver a lecture or talk

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading OF A SLEEPLESS NIGHT MRS.

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

From this reading OF A SLEEPLESS NIGHT MRS.

European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OF A SLEEPLESS NIGHT MRS.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

capable of happening or existing

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

plural of “ramification” — the act of branching out or dividing into branches

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

happening again (especially at regular intervals)

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

precisely, exactly

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

witty remark

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

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

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

From this reading OF A SLEEPLESS NIGHT MRS.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

completely neat and clean

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

moving very fast

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

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

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

very small

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

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

From this reading Might not this shred of memory chance to be a crystal of the right salt in the solvent of his mind, and set going a swift arborescence to penetrate the whole?

allowing light to pass through diffusely

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

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

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

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

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?

belonging to which person

From this reading Might not one branch of that tree be a terrible branch--one whose leaves and fruit were poisoned and whose stem was clothed with thorns?

in the company of; together with

From this reading Even so she had seen, at a chemical lecture, a supersaturated solution, translucent and spotless, suddenly fill with innumerable ramifications from one tiny crystal dropped into it.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading NIGHTINGALE HAD, AND HOW SALLY WOKE UP AND TALKED Was it possible, thought Rosalind in the sleepless night that followed, that the recurrence of the tennis-garden in Fenwick's mind might grow and grow, and be a nucleus round which the whole memory of his life might re-form?