Chapter XXIII

later than; following

From this reading It was the same way after I heard that man sing the last time.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

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

From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Why, I thought I had been keeping so still.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

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From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"

dearly loved

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

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

From this reading "Why, I thought I had been keeping so still.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading It was the same way after I heard that man sing the last time.

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

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

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From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

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

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

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

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

conformity or harmony

From this reading "Why, I thought I had been keeping so still.

immediately past

From this reading It was the same way after I heard that man sing the last time.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

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

From this reading It was the same way after I heard that man sing the last time.

possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

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From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

according to the clock

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"

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From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

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

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"

Identical; not different.

From this reading It was the same way after I heard that man sing the last time.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

and nothing more

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

deliver by singing

From this reading It was the same way after I heard that man sing the last time.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Why, I thought I had been keeping so still.

with low volume

From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"

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From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

not in physical motion

From this reading "Why, I thought I had been keeping so still.

a state of acute pain

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

in a tentative manner

From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

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

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"

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

From this reading "Why, I thought I had been keeping so still.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was the same way after I heard that man sing the last time.

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

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

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

From this reading It was the same way after I heard that man sing the last time.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It was the same way after I heard that man sing the last time.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, I thought I had been keeping so still.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I am, my dear," came the reply, "and I should like to ask whether it is simply insomnia with you, or whether you are suffering from incipient St. Vitus?"

an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing

From this reading THE MOON-GODDESS In the twin beds of the master's room on the yacht Idlewild two persons lay wide awake at one-thirty o'clock that morning.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading One of them finally said softly and tentatively: "Charlie, are you awake?"