used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I fancied, did I say?
dimnessnoun
the state of being poorly illuminated
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
divisible by two
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading I fancied, did I say?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fancied, did I say?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was more than that.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was more than that.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
of an obscure nature
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
nearnessnoun
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
patteredverbUS /ˈpætərd/
past form of “patter” — rain gently
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
express in words
From this reading I fancied, did I say?
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
spanielnounUS /ˈspænjəl/
any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was more than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was more than that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
in the direction of
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was more than that.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I felt as if he were near me, as if he were even intent upon me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His dog, that mysterious creature never seen by me, had pattered in the dimness towards which I was gazing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then from the thought of him, and still with that sensation of his nearness, of his attention, upon me, my mind travelled to the black spaniel.
