Chapter XI

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

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

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

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

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

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

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

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

for the reason that

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

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

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

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

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

the yard associated with a church

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

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

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

a person who is older than you are

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

indulging in or influenced by fancy

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

physically weak

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

a young female

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

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

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

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

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

only a very short time before

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

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

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

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

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

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

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

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

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

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From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

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

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

joined in matrimony

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

used to form the superlative

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

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

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

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

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

and nothing more

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

a place of business for retailing goods

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

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

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

temperamentally disinclined to talk

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

an educational institution

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

write down quickly without much attention to detail

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

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

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

a person, without saying who

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

happening or arising without apparent external cause

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

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

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

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

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

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

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

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

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

having come into contact

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

precisely as stated

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

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

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

(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 She was but fifteen when her mother died; her sisters, older than herself, had passed out of her life before she had really known them well.

at the time that

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

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

From this reading A NEWSPAPER Linda, though spontaneous enough in ordinary matters like most Southern girls, was reticent when it came to those things which touched her most nearly.

which person or people

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

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

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

produce a literary work

From this reading Therefore because she must have some outlet for her fanciful thoughts she began to scribble, for her own pleasure at first, later with the hope that she might one day write something worth publishing.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading The elder had married and had died within a year, the younger, Linda remembered only as a delicate girl, who was too frail to go so far as town to school, and who one day was covered with flowers and was borne to the little churchyard.

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

From this reading So at the very time Linda had needed someone to whom to give her confidences she had only her older brother, Martin, a busy man, and one who could hardly sympathize with her youthful fancies, her flights of imagination, however kind he might be.