Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

later than; following

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

(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 Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

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

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

any thing at all

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

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

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

the boundary of a surface

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

plural of “facet” — a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

the act of departing

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

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

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

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

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

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

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

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

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

and nothing more

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

held dear

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

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

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

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

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

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

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

having a supporting base

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

used as intensifiers

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

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

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

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

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He had liked standing with her at the edge of the garden and setting names to the facets of the landscape, which he plainly loved as he had never told her that he did.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He really cared for the estuary as she did for the Pentlands; she need never be afraid of telling him anything that she felt, for it had always turned out that he felt something just like it.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

causing an emotional disturbance

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

precisely as stated

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

at the time that

From this reading When he had taken her out into the garden after breakfast he had looked up into the vault of the morning and had put his hand to his head, making a sound of envy, as if he felt a contrast between its crystal quality and his own state of mind.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

which person or people

From this reading The whole time it had been apparent that the coming of this Roger, who must be an awful man, was upsetting him terribly.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.

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

From this reading Ellen was very glad that Marion was going out for the whole of the afternoon, for then she would be alone with Richard; and though they had been out together all the morning, there had been that in the atmosphere which made a third.