Chapter IX · Chapter 9

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But the figure in the mirror had always been associated with his inmost thoughts.

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

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

react verbally

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

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

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading But the figure in the mirror had always been associated with his inmost thoughts.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

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From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the figure in the mirror had always been associated with his inmost thoughts.

a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

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From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading The picture he saw in its depths was familiar to him.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

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From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

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

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

well known or easily recognized

From this reading The picture he saw in its depths was familiar to him.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading But the figure in the mirror had always been associated with his inmost thoughts.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading It had grown with his growth.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading It had grown with his growth.

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

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

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

From this reading The picture he saw in its depths was familiar to him.

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

From this reading The picture he saw in its depths was familiar to him.

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

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

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

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

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

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

being deepest within the self

From this reading But the figure in the mirror had always been associated with his inmost thoughts.

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

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had grown with his growth.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The picture he saw in its depths was familiar to him.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

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

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

a midday meal

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

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

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

plural of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

an organization to gain political power

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The picture he saw in its depths was familiar to him.

giving pleasure and satisfaction

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

belonging to or existing in times before recorded history

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

cut with a saw

From this reading The picture he saw in its depths was familiar to him.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

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

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But the figure in the mirror had always been associated with his inmost thoughts.

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

From this reading The picture he saw in its depths was familiar to him.

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

From this reading THE LUNCHEON PARTY Boreham was in his dressing-room at Chartcote looking at himself in the mirror.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Had he (like prehistoric man) never had the opportunity of seeing his own face, and had he been suddenly presented with his portrait and asked whether he thought the picture pleasing, he would have replied, as do our Cabinet ministers: "The answer is in the negative."