Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

the two together, not just one

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading "You don't seem satisfied.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

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

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

immediately past

From this reading "Well, Doctor," he said at last.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

yielding a fair profit

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Well, Doctor," he said at last.

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

filled with satisfaction

From this reading "You don't seem satisfied.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading "You don't seem satisfied.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

successive (without a break)

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

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

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

a vivid mental image

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, Doctor," he said at last.

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

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

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

which person or people

From this reading IN WHICH DOCTOR HOYLE SPEAKS HIS MIND Doctor Hoyle sat in his office staring straight before him, not as if he were looking at David Thryng, who sat in range of his vision, but as if seeing beyond him into some other time and place.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

the words that are spoken

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You don't seem satisfied.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading David had been speaking, but now they both were silent, and the young man wondered if his old friend had really been paying attention to his words or not.