Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

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From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

the state of being absent

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

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

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

a form of solitaire that involves gambling

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

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From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

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From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

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

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

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

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

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From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

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

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

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

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

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

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

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

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

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 The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

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

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

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

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

a male human offspring

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

in a stormy or violent manner

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

filled with something

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

fasten with tacks

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

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

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

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

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

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

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He looked up, but he neither rose nor dropped the half-spent deck of cards he held in his hand.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

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

From this reading Cleigh sat before a card table; he was playing Chinese Canfield.

at the time that

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

past form of “will” — decree or ordain

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading The bronzed face, the hard agate blue of the eyes that met his own, the utter absence of visible agitation, took the wind out of Dennison's sails and left him all a-shiver, like a sloop coming about on a fresh tack.

the words that are spoken

From this reading He had made his entrance stormily enough, but now the hot words stuffed his throat to choking.

a late time of life

From this reading Cleigh was thirty years older than his son; he was a finished master of sentimental emotions; he could keep all his thoughts out of his countenance when he so willed.