Chapter XXXIII

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

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Like lightning his mind flashed back to the fateful hour.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

with boldness, in a bold manner

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

without doubt or question

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

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

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

someone who is a detective

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

From this reading Like lightning his mind flashed back to the fateful hour.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading Like lightning his mind flashed back to the fateful hour.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

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

From this reading Like lightning his mind flashed back to the fateful hour.

the act of retaining something

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Like lightning his mind flashed back to the fateful hour.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

an instinctive motive

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

the literary culture

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

From this reading Like lightning his mind flashed back to the fateful hour.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Like lightning his mind flashed back to the fateful hour.

for more time

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Like lightning his mind flashed back to the fateful hour.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

not any; not one

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

and nothing more

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

a member of the imperial family that ruled Russia

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

cut with a saw

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

term of address for a man

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading Was it a moral impulse which had come to him, or was it some force which paralysed his senses, and made him incapable of holding the pen?

having a supporting base

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

a just detectable amount

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

hard to endure

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

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

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

in or at the place that

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

a Caucasian

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

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

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

characteristic of or occurring in winter

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

the words that are spoken

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

produce a literary work

From this reading It was only a light touch, but he no longer had the power to write.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading He saw himself holding the pen, saw the words which Romanoff had written standing clearly out on the white surface, saw himself trying to trace the letters of his name, and then he felt the hand on his wrist.

a late time of life

From this reading SIR GEORGE'S LOVE AFFAIR The great house stood out boldly against the wintry sky, and Dick Faversham could plainly see the window of the room where, years before, he had taken the pen to sign the paper which would have placed him in Count Romanoff's power.