Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

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

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

expected hopefully

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

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

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

without doubt or question

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

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

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

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

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

permission to do something

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

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

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading If this were true, she did not love me yet, I reflected.

any strong feeling

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

for a limitless time

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

divisible by two

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

a predisposition to like something

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

befitting or characteristic of a young girl

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

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

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

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

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

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

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

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

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

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

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

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

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

something that serves to indicate or suggest

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

make sense of; assign a meaning to

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

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

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

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 To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

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 THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

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

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

and nothing more

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

full of fun and high spirits

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading If this were true, she did not love me yet, I reflected.

express the need or desire for

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

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

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

in a strange manner

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

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

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

from that time on

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If this were true, she did not love me yet, I reflected.

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

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

a heavy rain

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading If this were true, she did not love me yet, I reflected.

worthy of trust or belief

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading If this were true, she did not love me yet, I reflected.

at the time that

From this reading THE TORN SCRAP When I left Judge Colfax that day, the only questions in my mind concerned Julianna.

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

From this reading I tried to interpret her friendly, playful, girlish acceptance of my affection as an indication that she, too, felt an increasing fondness for me--a fondness which went beyond that given to a trustworthy friend.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

belonging to which person

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

the words that are spoken

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.

but in spite of that

From this reading To her I had said nothing in so many words of my love, and yet I knew that if the Judge had read my growing sentiment surely, she must have seen it even more clearly.

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading But I could not forget that her father, when he had so strangely anticipated my request for his consent, had described her as one whose yielding would be sudden and complete--one to whom love would come in sweeping torrent of emotion--one with whom love would thereafter stay eternally.