Chapter XII · Concealments and Suspicions

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

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

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

From this reading The first memory that I have is like a starbeam, as quick and vivid.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading They fell over the crimson cushions of her chair to the ground.

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading They fell over the crimson cushions of her chair to the ground.

plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

From this reading They fell over the crimson cushions of her chair to the ground.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading They fell over the crimson cushions of her chair to the ground.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first memory that I have is like a starbeam, as quick and vivid.

inflected form of “flit” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading They fell over the crimson cushions of her chair to the ground.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

continually recurring to the mind

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

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

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading The first memory that I have is like a starbeam, as quick and vivid.

and nothing more

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

the common people generally

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The first memory that I have is like a starbeam, as quick and vivid.

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

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

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 And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

above and across; more than

From this reading They fell over the crimson cushions of her chair to the ground.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading The first memory that I have is like a starbeam, as quick and vivid.

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

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

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

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

in or at or to some place

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

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

From this reading The first memory that I have is like a starbeam, as quick and vivid.

the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

From this reading My mother sat in a little room somewhere in an angle of the building just at sunset.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They fell over the crimson cushions of her chair to the ground.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading They fell over the crimson cushions of her chair to the ground.

plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

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

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading The first memory that I have is like a starbeam, as quick and vivid.

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.

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

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

(of hair) having waves

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Her hair was down; the Spanish woman had unbraided the long tresses, and shaken them apart in dark wavy masses.

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

From this reading And now I have an existence, I am a human soul growing like a flower in the warmth of that young bosom, flitting through the house and haunting my mother’s lap like a bird.