Chapter X

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

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading I Analyze the Position I moved across the hall into the drawing-room.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading I Analyze the Position I moved across the hall into the drawing-room.

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

From this reading Her occupation, somehow, seemed proper to the setting and enhanced the pretty picture that she made.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

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

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

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From this reading I Analyze the Position I moved across the hall into the drawing-room.

spoken with emphasis

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality

From this reading Her occupation, somehow, seemed proper to the setting and enhanced the pretty picture that she made.

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From this reading Ethel knitted jumpers too, but she went at them with a rush.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

weakening in force or intensity

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

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

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

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 She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading I Analyze the Position I moved across the hall into the drawing-room.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

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

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

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

From this reading I Analyze the Position I moved across the hall into the drawing-room.

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

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I Analyze the Position I moved across the hall into the drawing-room.

plural of “jumper” — a person who jumps

From this reading Ethel knitted jumpers too, but she went at them with a rush.

made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving

From this reading Ethel knitted jumpers too, but she went at them with a rush.

needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

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

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Her occupation, somehow, seemed proper to the setting and enhanced the pretty picture that she made.

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From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading I Analyze the Position I moved across the hall into the drawing-room.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Her occupation, somehow, seemed proper to the setting and enhanced the pretty picture that she made.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

the act of departing politely

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Her occupation, somehow, seemed proper to the setting and enhanced the pretty picture that she made.

in a quiet and tranquil manner

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading I Analyze the Position I moved across the hall into the drawing-room.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading Her occupation, somehow, seemed proper to the setting and enhanced the pretty picture that she made.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

move hurridly

From this reading Ethel knitted jumpers too, but she went at them with a rush.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Her occupation, somehow, seemed proper to the setting and enhanced the pretty picture that she made.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading Her occupation, somehow, seemed proper to the setting and enhanced the pretty picture that she made.

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

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading Her occupation, somehow, seemed proper to the setting and enhanced the pretty picture that she made.

not in physical motion

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

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

From this reading I Analyze the Position I moved across the hall into the drawing-room.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Ethel knitted jumpers too, but she went at them with a rush.

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

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.

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

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Ethel knitted jumpers too, but she went at them with a rush.

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

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

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

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

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

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

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

From this reading Ethel knitted jumpers too, but she went at them with a rush.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading The two boys, I learned, had already gone to bed, but Margaret was still curled up in a chair by the window placidly knitting.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She looked pretty, I thought, with the fading evening light from the window shining on one tight little coil of golden hair, the graceful curve at the back of her head emphasized by the parting that ran down the middle.