Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

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From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

coldness due to a cold environment

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

in a questionable and dubious manner

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

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

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

plural of “fuchsia” — any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

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

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

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 Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

a female domestic

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

coated with paint

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

of plants; planted or grown in a pot

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

more desirable than another

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

a purple color or pigment

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

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

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

plural of “sofa” — an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

clearly and explicitly stated

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

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

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.

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

From this reading Flora turned into the room on her left and sat down among the Louis Quinze sofas and potted palms with a feeling that Miss Buller was at home, and, for one reason or another, preferred not to be seen.

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

precisely as stated

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

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

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

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

From this reading She rang, and was admitted into a hall, ornate and very high, with a wide staircase sweeping down into the middle of it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

showing curiosity

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading She turned in at the low gate of imitation grill in front of an enormous wooden mansion, with towers and cupolas painted all a chill slate gray, with fuchsias, purple and red, clambering up the front.

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

From this reading She waited apprehensively, wondering whether Ella was not seeing the world-in-general, or had really specified against herself.

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

From this reading The maid looked dubiously at Flora and thought Miss Buller was not at home, but would see.