Chapter XII

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

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

how long something has existed

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

(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 took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

react verbally

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

intentionally conceived

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading And Mary felt as proud of her deliverer as if he had faced the dragon.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

From this reading And Mary felt as proud of her deliverer as if he had faced the dragon.

divisible by two

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

From this reading And Mary felt as proud of her deliverer as if he had faced the dragon.

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

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading And Mary felt as proud of her deliverer as if he had faced the dragon.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

ranking above all others

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

a young female

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

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

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

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

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading And Mary felt as proud of her deliverer as if he had faced the dragon.

great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

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

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

not any; not one

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

and nothing more

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading And Mary felt as proud of her deliverer as if he had faced the dragon.

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

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

plural of “trace” — a just detectable amount

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

hard to endure

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

the state of being humble and unimportant

From this reading His very age and physical unimportance made her only the more conscious of the force and mastery he had shown--a man accustomed to command, accustomed to hold a foremost place.

on a floor above

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

the act of using

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

freed from any question of guilt

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

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

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

which person or people

From this reading It was no doubt a very poor foe who had thus been flung under her feet; but he had been able to humiliate and insult her.

to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

the act of creating written works

From this reading She took him upstairs to the morning-room, in which she had been living, and which was full of traces of her habitation and ways--the book on the table, the work, even the writing paper and the new pen which all this time she had been trying to use to answer his letter.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Her heart was beating as wildly as if she had been a young girl--beating with pride, with pleasure, with gratitude, and with that satisfaction in being vindicated and re-established which it is impossible for human nature not to feel.