Chapter XIII

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

anew

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

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From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And she had a reverent way of looking at him and a tender way of touching him.

a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

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From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

possessive form of “burke” — British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

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From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

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From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

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

From this reading And she had a reverent way of looking at him and a tender way of touching him.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

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

From this reading And she had a reverent way of looking at him and a tender way of touching him.

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

clear and bright

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading And she had a reverent way of looking at him and a tender way of touching him.

the wife or widow of a marquis

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

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

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

above and across; more than

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

From this reading And she had a reverent way of looking at him and a tender way of touching him.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

-ing form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

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

From this reading And she had a reverent way of looking at him and a tender way of touching him.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading And she had a reverent way of looking at him and a tender way of touching him.

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

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

plural of “title” — a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

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

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

arousing affect

From this reading And she had a reverent way of looking at him and a tender way of touching him.

the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.

up to a particular time

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

a wife or widow of a viscount

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

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

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And she had a reverent way of looking at him and a tender way of touching him.

be dressed in

From this reading Each was to wear the heart round the neck until death.

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

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Again and again I caught her scribbling, “Margot, Marchioness of Crossley, Viscountess Brear, Countess of Felday and Noth, Baroness de Selve,” and so on through a list of titles which gentle reader will find in “Burke’s” and the “Almanach de Gotha.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Again and again I caught her dreaming over hers, sometimes with tears in her limpid eyes.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Her mother, you will believe, spared neither expense nor pains in getting together the trousseau.