Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

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

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

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

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

large room used mainly for dancing

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

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From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

plural of “ceiling” — the overhead upper surface of a covered space

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

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From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

on a floor below

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

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From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

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From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

marked by eager anticipation

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

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

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

enclose in or as if in a frame

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

showing displeasure or anger

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

a quick look

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

coins made of gold

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

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

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

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

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

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

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

immediately past

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

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

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

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

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

-ing form of “minister” — attend to the wants and needs of others

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

not one, and not any

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

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

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

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

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

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

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

expressing extreme contempt

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

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

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

with low volume

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

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

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There it lay, like a great golden shell, empty, expectant.

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

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

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

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

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

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

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

From this reading SHE COMES OUT I Downstairs the dinner-party was at its height.

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

From this reading Mrs. Newton, the housekeeper, went softly down the passages to give one last glimpse at the ballroom.

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

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

a Caucasian

From this reading The walls were white, the ceilings gold; on the white walls hung the Lelys, the Van Dycks, and at the farther end of the room Sargent's portrait of Her Grace, brought up, for this especial occasion, from the Long Drawing-room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was the gleaming, shining floor, there the golden chairs with their backs against the wall, and there before each picture a little globe of golden flame ministering to its beauties, throwing the proud pale faces of the old Beaminsters into scornful relief, and none of them so scornful as that Duchess in the far distance, frowning from her golden frame.