Chapter XXV

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

farther along in physical or mental development

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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

From this reading “You are horrible to come here like this.”

weapons considered collectively

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes

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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”

having or marked by confidence or assurance

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

lively and spirited

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

having a sunken area

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

opinion or judgment

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

set up or found

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

made afraid

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

From this reading “No, no,” she gasped.

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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 THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “You are horrible to come here like this.”

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

provoking horror

From this reading “You are horrible to come here like this.”

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

From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

to an inexpressible degree

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

incapable of change

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

and nothing more

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

a particular point in time

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

not any; not one

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

above and across; more than

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

by chance

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

with speed

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

successive (without a break)

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

moving very fast

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

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

From this reading “You are horrible to come here like this.”

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

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

a shaky motion

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

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

From this reading But she held him away from her--held him away with arms trembling and convulsive, but inflexible; and there was something like terror in her eyes as she looked at him.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

during the time that

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

which person or people

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE COURSE OF HISTORY For a moment no one stirred--just sat and stared at the man who came, swift and resolute, into the room, while the frightened attendant goggled from the door behind him--a man of perhaps forty, with dark, vivid face, outlined by a little beard, and a mop of black hair falling over his forehead, and deep-set eyes gleaming under heavy brows--a man with a bearing indescribably confident and audacious; just sat and stared as he advanced quickly to the table, bowed to Selden and to the Baron Lappo, and then went straight to Myra Davis, took her hand--dashing to the floor the pen he found in it--and drew her to her feet, against his breast.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Little one,” he said, “I have come for you.”