Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

later than; following

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

(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 "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

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

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

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

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

causing inconvenience

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

at or toward the back of something

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

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From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

official routes of communication

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

pleasing to the mind or feeling

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

exerting control or influence

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

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

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

come to pass

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

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

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

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

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

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

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

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

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

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

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

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

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

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 "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

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

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

past form of “peep” — look furtively

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

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From this reading PLIGHTED TROTH.

the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

on the contrary

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

To recall to mind.

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

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

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

express a supposition

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

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

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

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

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

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

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

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

From this reading "Oh," I said, "talking of the law reminds me--some stupid paper was left here to-day."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

a mutual promise to marry

From this reading PLIGHTED TROTH.

past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

From this reading There was a little awkward pause after I had ushered him to the reception room, and then, guiding the talk through channels he thought safe, he spoke about his law work, the amusing things that happen at the office, his gratifying progress in his profession.

a garment that covers the head and face

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

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

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

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

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading "I've been out all the afternoon," I said, "and I suppose I am rather tired, but it was pleasant and warm; and I wore a veil."

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

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Helen, you seem tired," John said as I met him at the door--at first I peeped out from behind it, I remember, as if I feared the bogey-man--"Have you been too hard at work?"