Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

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

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

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

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

plural of “carpet” — floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

dearly loved

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

in a cheerless manner

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

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

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

put on clothes

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

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

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

set up or found

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

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

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

of a light brown or yellowish brown color

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

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

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

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

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

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

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

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

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

in the recent past

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

hear with intention

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

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

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

clean or organized

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

and nothing more

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

by chance

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

to a pitiful degree

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

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

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

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

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

in or at or to some place

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading And sure enough from somewhere near by a small voice reached them, pitifully faint and thin: "Hermy dear, come t' me--oh, Hermy dear!"

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

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

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

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

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

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

precisely as stated

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

at the time that

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

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

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND SOME PARTICULARS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PERHAPS Mrs. Bowker was a small woman, worn and faded like her carpets and curtains and the dress she wore, but, like them, she was very clean and neat.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading "She allus lays an' calls like that lately when her poor hip's worse 'n usual," sighed Mrs. Bowker.

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

From this reading "I wouldn't have had the face t' send for you, Miss Hermy, only Hazel calls an' calls, like she's doin' now--listen!"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "'T is real good of you to come, Miss Hermy," said this small, faded woman, and Ravenslee thought her very voice sounded faded, so repressed and dismally soft was it.