Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

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

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

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

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

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

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

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From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

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

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

a young person of either sex

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

rid of obstructions

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

(of hair) having curls or waves

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

divisible by two

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

made a feature or highlight; given prominence

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

in tiny pieces

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

start firing a weapon

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

plural of “freckle” — a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

only a very short time before

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

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

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

in an immature manner

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

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

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

staying power

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

(used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

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

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

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

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

characteristic of maturity

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

resembling sculpture

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

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

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

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

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

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

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

not divisible by two

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

covered with growing plants

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

someone who manufactures something

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

in a provocative manner

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

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

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

a reddish brown homespun fabric

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

characteristic of rural life

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

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

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

in a slim or slender manner

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

refuse to acknowledge

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

successive (without a break)

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

doomed to extinction

From this reading She lounged far down in her chair, her slight legs, clad in riding-breeches of perfect cut, stretched out straight, her limber arms along the arms of the chair, her chin sunk on her flat chest, and her big, clear eyes staring into the fire.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

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

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

being eight more than thirty

From this reading It was an odd figure of a wife for Jasper Morena, a Jew of thirty-eight, producer and manager of plays.

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

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.

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

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

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

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Her curly, russet hair was parted at the side, her wide, long-lashed eyes were set far apart, her nose was really a finely modeled snub,--more, a boy's nose even to a light sprinkling of freckles,--and her mouth was provokingly the soft, red mouth of a sorrowful child.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading MORENA'S WIFE Betty Morena was sitting in a rustic chair before an open fire, smoking a cigarette.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was a short woman, so slenderly, even narrowly built, as to appear overgrown, and she was a mature woman so immaturely shaped and featured as to appear hardly more than a child.