Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

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From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

plural of “fan” — a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

a gay feeling

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

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

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

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

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

and nothing more

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

a polite name for any woman

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

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

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

plural of “omnibus” — an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

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From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

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From this reading Romain Rolland.

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From this reading Romain Rolland.

curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

and nothing more

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

shining with brilliant points of light like stars

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

of surpassing excellence

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

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

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

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

From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

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

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

having come into contact

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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From this reading FANS "Il est doux de sommeiller a l'ombre chaude, sur le tiede oreiller d'un mal epicurisme et d'une intelligence ironique, tres simple, assez curieuse, et prodigieusement indifferente, au fond."

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

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.

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

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

a Caucasian

From this reading It was a superb May afternoon; white clouds, bolster-shaped, were piled in the heavens and made, so rounded were they, the blue sky seem an infinite distance away.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I On the afternoon that followed the ball Lady Adela took Rachel to tea with Lord Richard.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It was a day of sparkling dazzling gaiety--the air seemed electric with the happiness of the world, and, as they drove down to Grosvenor Street, Rachel felt that the little breeze that just touched the hats and coats of the people on the omnibuses was created simply by the joy of the beautiful weather.