Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

later than; following

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

anew

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

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

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

plural of “battery” — group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

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

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

the first light of day

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

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

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

not noticed inadvertently

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

at any time

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

in an expectant manner

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

opinion or judgment

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

set up or found

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

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

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

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

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

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

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

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

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

with impatience; in an impatient manner

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

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

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

and nothing more

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

decrease in size, extent, or range

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

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

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

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

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

not any; not one

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

on one occasion

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

and nothing more

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

the trait of giving little thought to danger

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

past form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

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

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

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From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

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

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

coming next after the fifteenth in position

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading He had not slept.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

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

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

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

From this reading The nurse, the only other occupant of the room, moved expectantly; then she sank back; Santoine had moved but had not roused from that absorption in which he had been ever since returning to his bed.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

a message informing of danger

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

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

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

which person or people

From this reading He had disregarded the warning of the doctor who had been summoned at once after the murder and had come to his room again just before dawn to warn him that after his recklessness of the night he must expect a reaction.

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

From this reading The connections of the electric bells had been repaired,--the wires had been found pulled from their batteries,--but Santoine had not moved a hand to touch a button.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading WHAT ONE CAN DO WITHOUT EYES The blind man, lying on his bed in that darkness in which he had lived since his sixteenth year and which no daylight could lessen, felt the light and knew that day had come; he stirred impatiently.