Chapter IV

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

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

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

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

next to; at the side of

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

absence of light or illumination

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

plural of “dimple” — a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

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From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

opinion or judgment

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

a young female

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

highly enthusiastic

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

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

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

moving to the inside of something

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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 "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

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

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

not any; not one

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

and nothing more

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

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From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."

a light shade of red

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

deeply absorbed in thought

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

to an ample degree or in an ample manner

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

made afraid

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

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

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

get rid of

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

with smiles; in a smiling manner

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

with low volume

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

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

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

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

From this reading AN APPARITION "Don't look so scared!" she said smilingly to me.

allowing light to pass through diffusely

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

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

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

up to a particular time

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

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

From this reading That brought the color into her face; the delicate rose shifted under her translucent skin almost with the effect of light, until that lustrous midnight beauty of hers was as richly glowing as one of those marvellous dark opals of the antipodes.

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From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

which person or people

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

in the company of; together with

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

arrange or fold as a cover or protection

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," she said softly, with a smile that set two dimples deep in the pink of her cheeks, "wasn't it strange our meeting this way?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I had watched them coming back to me at our old table, with its telephone extension, the girl with eyes for no one but Worth, who helped her out of her wrap now with a preoccupied air and, "Shed the coat, Bobs," adding as he seated her beside him, "The luck of luck that I chanced on you here this evening."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I'm only on your hands a few minutes; a package left to be called for."