Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

(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 But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.

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

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.

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

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

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

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

abounding in grass

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

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

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

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

From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.

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

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

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

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

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 There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

not any; not one

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

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

From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.

something you have to do

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

and nothing more

From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

above and across; more than

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

approval to do something

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

participate in games or sport

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.

To recall to mind.

From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.

precisely, exactly

From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

an area that includes places where several people can sit

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

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

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.

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

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

with regard to technique

From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.

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

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

a special situation

From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.

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

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

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

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

hard to endure

From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.

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

From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.

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

From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.

at the time that

From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.