Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading VII A STUDY IN HUMAN GEESE "I am myself indifferent honest."

Having no one else present.

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading VII A STUDY IN HUMAN GEESE "I am myself indifferent honest."

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

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

in a state of sleep

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.

a young person of either sex

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

From this reading One is that I am not honest myself, and the other is that I detest honesty in other people.

plural of “discovery” — the act of discovering something

From this reading I have just made two startling discoveries.

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

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.

plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading VII A STUDY IN HUMAN GEESE "I am myself indifferent honest."

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

worthy of religious veneration

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have just made two startling discoveries.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading VII A STUDY IN HUMAN GEESE "I am myself indifferent honest."

the quality of being honest

From this reading One is that I am not honest myself, and the other is that I detest honesty in other people.

a social unit living together

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading VII A STUDY IN HUMAN GEESE "I am myself indifferent honest."

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

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

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

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading VII A STUDY IN HUMAN GEESE "I am myself indifferent honest."

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

From this reading One is that I am not honest myself, and the other is that I detest honesty in other people.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

and nothing more

From this reading I have just made two startling discoveries.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

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

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

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

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading VII A STUDY IN HUMAN GEESE "I am myself indifferent honest."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading One is that I am not honest myself, and the other is that I detest honesty in other people.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One is that I am not honest myself, and the other is that I detest honesty in other people.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading One is that I am not honest myself, and the other is that I detest honesty in other people.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading One is that I am not honest myself, and the other is that I detest honesty in other people.

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From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.

so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

From this reading I have just made two startling discoveries.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading VII A STUDY IN HUMAN GEESE "I am myself indifferent honest."

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

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

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.

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

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

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

From this reading I have just made two startling discoveries.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

not loved

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

precisely as stated

From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading VII A STUDY IN HUMAN GEESE "I am myself indifferent honest."

plural of “violet” — any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

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

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They left me at my door, and I went in alone, with the memory of that grieving household--the lonely father, and the selfish mother, and the unloved child--hallowed and made tender by the presence of the little dead baby, asleep under its weight of violets.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I feel very much alone sometimes; but the Percivals carry their world with them.