Chapter III · The Change in the Rector’s Eyes

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

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

(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 The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

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

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

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

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

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

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

on a floor below

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

the pleasure felt when having a good time

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

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

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

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From this reading She was worried about Gail!

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

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

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

in a joyous manner

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

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

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

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

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

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From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

and nothing more

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

a room where books are kept

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

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From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

a midday meal

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

a daughter of your brother or sister

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

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

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

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

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

above and across; more than

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

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From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

plural of “print” — the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

move upward

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

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From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

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

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

a three-dimensional work of plastic art

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

acting with or showing thought and good sense

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

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

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

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

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

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

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

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

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

under normal conditions

From this reading Usually she slipped downstairs, in the grey of the morning, to see, and, thus happily started on the day, she worried about breakfast and luncheon and dinner; and Jim and her sister and her niece, Lucile; and the servants and the horses and the flowers; and at nights she lay awake and heard burglars.

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

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading Just now, as she sat on the seven chairs and the four benches of the mahogany panelled library, amid a wealth of serious-minded sculpture and painting and rare old prints, she was bathed in a new ecstasy of painful enjoyment.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading She began with the rise of the sun, and worried about the silver chest; whether it had been locked over night.

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy

From this reading The grand privilege of Mrs. Jim Sargent’s happy life was to worry all she liked.