Chapter XXXIV

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

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

how long something has existed

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

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

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

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

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

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

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

of short duration or distance

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

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From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading It was her mother’s perversity and wrongheadedness, he told himself, which had necessitated this complete estrangement.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

separation resulting from hostility

From this reading It was her mother’s perversity and wrongheadedness, he told himself, which had necessitated this complete estrangement.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

a young female

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

the childhood of a girl

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

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

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

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

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

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

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

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

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was her mother’s perversity and wrongheadedness, he told himself, which had necessitated this complete estrangement.

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

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

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

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

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

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

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

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading It was her mother’s perversity and wrongheadedness, he told himself, which had necessitated this complete estrangement.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

past form of “necessitate” — require as useful, just, or proper

From this reading It was her mother’s perversity and wrongheadedness, he told himself, which had necessitated this complete estrangement.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

and nothing more

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

From this reading It was her mother’s perversity and wrongheadedness, he told himself, which had necessitated this complete estrangement.

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

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

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

in a strange manner

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading “One little flash of summer light, One brief and passionate dream.”

a place where something ends or is complete

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

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

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

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

From this reading It was her mother’s perversity and wrongheadedness, he told himself, which had necessitated this complete estrangement.

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

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading It was her mother’s perversity and wrongheadedness, he told himself, which had necessitated this complete estrangement.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading Lord Cheriton sent his valet and his portmanteau to Victoria Street in a cab, and walked to Hercules Buildings.

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

From this reading It was a short distance from the terminus, and the movement was a relief to his troubled brain.

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

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

which person or people

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

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

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.

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

From this reading It was her mother’s perversity and wrongheadedness, he told himself, which had necessitated this complete estrangement.

a late time of life

From this reading He was strangely agitated in approaching the girl whom he had known only as Mercy Porter, who had lived to twenty-seven years of age, almost as a stranger to him, whom he had looked upon in her girlhood with a keen and painful interest, but an interest which he had never betrayed by one outward sign.