Chapter XVII

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

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

in the past

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

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From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

past form of “cement” — make fast as if with cement

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

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

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

plural of “comet” — (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

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From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

an opening that permits escape or release

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

intense or sharp

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

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

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

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

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

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

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

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

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

an opening into or through something

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

past form of “irradiate” — give spiritual insight to; in religion

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

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From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

immediately past

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

plural of “liberty” — immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

in a literal sense

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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 old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

resembling milk in color; not clear

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

not any; not one

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

and nothing more

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

a legislative assembly in certain countries

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading But, like all lucid dogmatists, he perceived all the liberties his dogma allowed him.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

in a poetic manner

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

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From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

located far away spatially

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

recurring again and again

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

established irrevocably

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

unusual or striking

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

abounding with or resembling stars

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

plural of “system” — instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading All through the patterns Lord Ivywood had preserved and repeated the principle that no animal shape must appear.

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

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

a small tower extending above a building

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

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 old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And he had irradiated this remote end of Ivywood with sun and moon and solar and starry systems, with the Milky Way for a dado and a few comets for comic relief.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

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

From this reading THE POET IN PARLIAMENT DURING the singular entrance and exit of Dorian Wimpole, M.P., J.P., etc., Lady Joan was looking out of the magic casements of that turret room which was now literally, and not only poetically, the last limit of Ivywood House.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.

skill in an occupation or trade

From this reading The old broken hole and black staircase up which the lost dog Quoodle used to come and go, had long ago been sealed up and cemented with a wall of exquisite Eastern workmanship.