Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

later than; following

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

Having no one else present.

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

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

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

feeling or showing anger

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

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

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

doing or producing good

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

-ing form of “bestow” — present

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading It was three o'clock; and he went straight to his room to change his clothes.

clothing in general

From this reading It was three o'clock; and he went straight to his room to change his clothes.

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

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

having a strong distaste from surfeit

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

the quality of being dishonest

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

divisible by two

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

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

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

deprived of life; no longer living

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

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

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

the act of eating lunch

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

according to the clock

From this reading It was three o'clock; and he went straight to his room to change his clothes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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

From this reading It was three o'clock; and he went straight to his room to change his clothes.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

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

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

move hurridly

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

successive (without a break)

From this reading It was three o'clock; and he went straight to his room to change his clothes.

supply or feed to surfeit

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading It was three o'clock; and he went straight to his room to change his clothes.

up to a particular time

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

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

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

in the direction of

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

hard to endure

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

under normal conditions

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

precisely as stated

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

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

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading It was three o'clock; and he went straight to his room to change his clothes.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

at the time that

From this reading When Constance returned home, she was even more troubled than she had been in the morning by what she called her dishonesty towards Van der Welcke.

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

From this reading He did not come home till very late, tired and dusty, and he was in an unbearable mood, as though his surfeit of movement and speed and space had produced nothing but an evil intoxication and not the beneficent anaesthesia which he had expected of it.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She lunched alone with Addie; Van der Welcke did not come in, was evidently trying to lose himself on his bicycle in the roads outside the Hague and lunching off a sandwich and a glass of beer at a country inn.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Roughly, as though dispirited and disgusted, he put away his machine, without bestowing on it the care which he usually gave to it after a long ride, angry with the lifeless steel which had not consoled him, which had not shown itself a friend this time.