Chapter IV

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

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

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

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading This frank and straightforward letter had brought a flutter of exultation into her life.

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From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

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From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

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

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

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

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

dearly loved

From this reading “How nice, dear!

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

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

a feeling of extreme joy

From this reading This frank and straightforward letter had brought a flutter of exultation into her life.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

having the pinkish flush of health

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

From this reading This frank and straightforward letter had brought a flutter of exultation into her life.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading This frank and straightforward letter had brought a flutter of exultation into her life.

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

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

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

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

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

From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

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From this reading “How nice, dear!

showing curiosity

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading This frank and straightforward letter had brought a flutter of exultation into her life.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

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

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

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

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

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

From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading “How nice, dear!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

lacking in energy or will

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

absentminded dreaming while awake

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

express in words

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

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

From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

free from ambiguity

From this reading This frank and straightforward letter had brought a flutter of exultation into her life.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

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

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This frank and straightforward letter had brought a flutter of exultation into her life.

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

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

in a vapid manner

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

the visual percept of a region

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading “Mr. Canterton wants me to do some flower pictures for him.”

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

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

at the time that

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

during the time that

From this reading Eve was a little flushed, and ready to fall into a reverie while looking along a vista of sudden possibilities.

which person or people

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

(politics) a state of disfavor

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading EVE ENTERS THE WILDERNESS Eve Carfax read James Canterton’s letter at breakfast, and her mother, who like many passive people, was vapidly inquisitive, wanted to know when the letter had come, why it had been written, what it said, and what it did not say.