Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

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

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

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

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

past form of “bang” — strike violently

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

clothing in general

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

demanding attention

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

on a floor below

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

in a drowsy manner

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

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

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

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

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

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

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

destroyed or killed

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

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From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

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

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

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

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

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

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

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

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

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

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

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

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

incapable of being explained or accounted for

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

the sound of laughing

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

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

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

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

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

and nothing more

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

above and across; more than

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

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

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

start suddenly, as from fright

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

moving as on a slippery surface

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

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

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

not in physical motion

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

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

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

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

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

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

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

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

From this reading When she had gone and the door had banged behind her, he listened still, and heard his mother crying and his father talking on and on in a strange, hoarse voice.

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

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

at the time that

From this reading He had only dozed for a few minutes when he was roused by a noise down below, and slipping out on to the staircase he heard the mill-woman saying good-night in the passage.

which person or people

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading But he was always shy in the presence of strangers, and he felt that he did not know this woman who wept and this man who did not laugh.

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

From this reading Somehow these incomprehensible sounds made him feel lonely, and he would have liked to have gone downstairs and sat on his mother's lap and blinked drowsily in his father's face, as he had done often enough before.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet though he took off his clothes and got into bed, the day was not quite over.