Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

anew

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

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

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

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

From this reading Then some man said loud and briskly: "Hello!"

provide with a joint

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

in a brisk manner

From this reading Then some man said loud and briskly: "Hello!"

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading How slow he was in coming!

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

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

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

very far away in space or time

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading How tired she felt!

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

destroyed or killed

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

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

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

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From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

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

From this reading How slow he was in coming!

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

an expression of greeting

From this reading Then some man said loud and briskly: "Hello!"

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

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

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From this reading How slow he was in coming!

a humming noise

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

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

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

in a dim indistinct manner

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Then some man said loud and briskly: "Hello!"

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

From this reading Then some man said loud and briskly: "Hello!"

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From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then some man said loud and briskly: "Hello!"

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

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

From this reading How tired she felt!

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading How slow he was in coming!

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

From this reading Then some man said loud and briskly: "Hello!"

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

plural of “sphere” — a particular environment or walk of life

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

closely encircling

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

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

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

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

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading How tired she felt!

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

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

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

From this reading How slow he was in coming!

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

From this reading IN WHICH JUDGE HARMON ENTERS THE STORY Judith stood waiting at the telephone; at the Club the waiter had gone to fetch Mather.

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The wires sang in her ears; she heard faint voices speaking indistinctly; she had a dull consciousness of surrounding space, of connection with far-off spheres, out of which those voices rose, whispered, almost became articulate, then died away to let the humming of the spheres begin again.