Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

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

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

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

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

plural of “coin” — a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

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

From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.

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

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

set up or found

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

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

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

in a hopeless manner

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

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

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

so as to appear worn and threadbare or dilapidated

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

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

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

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

From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

the upper part of anything

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

precisely as stated

From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

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

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

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

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.

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

From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.

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

From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.