Chapter XI

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

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

(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 She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

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at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

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

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

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

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

a line of approach

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in or to or toward a former location

From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _CHAPTER ONE_ We made our way back along the Avenue Gabriel, through the strolling crowd.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

marked by blithe unconcern

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

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not open or affording passage or access

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

a state at a particular time

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading I could not have spoken of it to her in greater confidence than to a stranger.

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

From this reading I could not have spoken of it to her in greater confidence than to a stranger.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

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the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

past form of “entrust” — confer a trust upon

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God

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the mother of your father or mother

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading I could not have spoken of it to her in greater confidence than to a stranger.

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From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

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

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I could not have spoken of it to her in greater confidence than to a stranger.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

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

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

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

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

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

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

the early stage of growth or development

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I could not have spoken of it to her in greater confidence than to a stranger.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

conformity or harmony

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

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 I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

produced by a manufacturing process

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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

used to form the superlative

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

not any; not one

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I could not have spoken of it to her in greater confidence than to a stranger.

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

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

belonging to the speaker and others

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relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

a person who passes by casually or by chance

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

a human being

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

express in words

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

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

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading I could not have spoken of it to her in greater confidence than to a stranger.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading I could not have spoken of it to her in greater confidence than to a stranger.

-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

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happening unexpectedly

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

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

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the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _CHAPTER ONE_ We made our way back along the Avenue Gabriel, through the strolling crowd.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

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

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

not important

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

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

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

how something is done or how it happens

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the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _CHAPTER ONE_ We made our way back along the Avenue Gabriel, through the strolling crowd.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I left my grandmother to rest on a seat and went in search of a cab.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

at the time that

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

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

From this reading She had suddenly handed back to me the thoughts, the griefs which, from the days of my infancy, I had entrusted for all time to her keeping.

belonging to which person

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading She, in whose heart I always placed myself when I had to form an opinion of the most unimportant person, she was now closed to me, had become part of the world outside, and, more than from any casual passer-by, I was obliged to keep from her what I thought of her condition, to say no word of my uneasiness.