Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

later than; following

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

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

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

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

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

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

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

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From this reading Christine only smiled.

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.

a state of warm snug comfort

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

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

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

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

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

to a considerable degree

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

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

From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.

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

From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.

inflected form of “instal” — set up for use

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

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

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

and nothing more

From this reading Christine only smiled.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

precisely, exactly

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

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

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

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

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading Christine only smiled.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

in the near future

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

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

From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.

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

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

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

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

the act of dressing and preparing yourself

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

the upper part of anything

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

the sensation caused by heat energy

From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.

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

From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.

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

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

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 From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.