Chapter XVI

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

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

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

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

possessive form of “crosby” — United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

a quantity much larger than is needed

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

set up or found

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

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

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.

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

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

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

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

a woman host

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

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

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.

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

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

the act of departing

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

engage in

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.

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 The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.

past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

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

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

in the near future

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The heat is intense, and the perfume of the many roses makes the air heavy.

an act of honor or courteous recognition

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

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

From this reading Quite at the end of the music-room Wyndham sees his aunt, and presently she, seeing him and Crosby in the doorway, makes them a faint salutation.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

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

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

a person, without saying who

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

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

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

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

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

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

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

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

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

precisely as stated

From this reading They have arrived very late, in spite of Crosby’s attempt at haste, so late, indeed, that already some of the guests are leaving—a fact that has somewhat embarrassed their journey up the staircase.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’

in or at the place that

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

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

From this reading The rooms are crowded to excess, and it is with difficulty that Crosby and Wyndham make their way to the place where someone has told them their hostess is to be found.

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

From this reading ‘The web of our life is of mingled yarn, Good and ill together.’