Chapter III · His People

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

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

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

From this reading And two of them were at it still.

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

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

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

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

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

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

flutter like a butterfly

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

not accessible to view

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

of textiles; having parallel raised lines

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

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From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

a boy or man

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

having frets

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

a young female

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

plural of “glimpse” — a quick look

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

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

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

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

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

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

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

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From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

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

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

totally unlikely

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

a short coat

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

a largely agricultural county in central England

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

set afire or burning

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

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From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

plural of “midge” — minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

(used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

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From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

and nothing more

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

extremely

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

having great power or force or potency or effect

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

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

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

A distinctive smell or aroma.

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

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

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

not in physical motion

From this reading And two of them were at it still.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading The air was sweet with the scent of honeysuckle and musk-roses and mown grass; midges fretted in and out of the open windows.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

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

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And two of them were at it still.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

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

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And two of them were at it still.

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

precisely as stated

From this reading They had been talking about him at the very time of the boy’s inconceivable meanderings in Hyde Park.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

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

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

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

From this reading It so happened that his people in Leicestershire were thinking of him.

at the time that

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

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

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading On a terrace outside lighted windows a powerful young fellow, in a butterfly collar and a corded smoking jacket, was walking up and down with a tall girl not unlike him in the face; but their faces were only to be seen in glimpses as they passed the drawing-room windows, and at not less regular intervals when a red light in the sky, the source of which was concealed by the garden foliage, became positively brilliant.