Chapter X

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From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

later than; following

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

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

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.

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

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

-ing form of “consider” — deem to be

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

regarded with aversion

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

destroyed or killed

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

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

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

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

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

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

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

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

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

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

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

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

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

the force of workers available

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

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

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

used to form the superlative

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

above and across; more than

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

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

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

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

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

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

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.

a hat made of felt with a creased crown

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

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

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

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

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

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

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

to a remarkable degree or extent

From this reading He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The fragrance of apple blossoms was on the warm breeze that brushed her face.

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

From this reading She had not asked him questions; more than most men he disliked to discuss his health, but it seemed to Anne, considering after he had gone, that Richard Latham was not himself.

(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 He had been unusually silent, Anne Dallas had thought, absent-minded, and he looked pale, as if he had not rested well.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The Stray Page_ Richard Latham, his dictation over for the day, had gone with Stetson to the bank.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading She sat in the poet’s beautiful garden at work on some lace, the pillow on her knee.