Chapter V

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

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

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

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

move towards

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Oh, it is you,” she said, and passed her hand hastily before her eyes.

without seeing or looking

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

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From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

not accessible to view

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading I MAKE MY CONFESSION.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

plural of “drapery” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

set up or found

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

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

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “Oh, it is you,” she said, and passed her hand hastily before her eyes.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading “Oh, it is you,” she said, and passed her hand hastily before her eyes.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

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

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

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

From this reading I MAKE MY CONFESSION.

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

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

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

From this reading “Oh, it is you,” she said, and passed her hand hastily before her eyes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Oh, it is you,” she said, and passed her hand hastily before her eyes.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

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

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

engage in

From this reading I MAKE MY CONFESSION.

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

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

a particular point in time

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I MAKE MY CONFESSION.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, it is you,” she said, and passed her hand hastily before her eyes.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading “Oh, it is you,” she said, and passed her hand hastily before her eyes.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

the sound of a bell ringing

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Oh, it is you,” she said, and passed her hand hastily before her eyes.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

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

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

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

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

up to a particular time

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

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

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

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

From this reading She was gazing out across the garden at the rising moon and she did not hear my approach until I had come quite near; then she looked up at me with a glance so soft, so caressing, that my heart leaped with a sudden suffocating rapture.

in or at the place that

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Then my eyes found her where she stood in the embrasure of a window, half concealed by the draperies.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

the words that are spoken

From this reading I LOOKED blindly about the room, with M. le Comte’s words ringing in my brain, and for a moment I did not see her.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Oh, it is you,” she said, and passed her hand hastily before her eyes.