Chapter VI

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

later than; following

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

(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 Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

for the reason that

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

terminate

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

delicately beautiful

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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From this reading It is indeed perilously near the dinner-hour!

-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

on a floor below

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

start firing a weapon

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

brought together in one place

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

a rug spread out in front of a fireplace

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading It is indeed perilously near the dinner-hour!

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

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From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

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

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

the hole where a key is inserted

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading ‘Oh, she’s lovely—lovely!’

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 ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading It is indeed perilously near the dinner-hour!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

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

From this reading ‘Oh, she’s lovely—lovely!’

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

in a dangerous manner

From this reading It is indeed perilously near the dinner-hour!

earlier in time

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading ‘Oh, she’s lovely—lovely!’

small or little relative to something else

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

sullen or moody

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

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

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

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

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

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

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

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

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

past form of “waft” — be driven or carried along, as by the air

From this reading They have evidently come down to earth as she enters, because the name of Susan Barry is being wafted to and fro.

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

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

in or at the place that

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

which person or people

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading ‘Where jealousie is the jailour, many break the prison, it opening more wayes to wickedness than it stoppeth.’

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Mrs. Prior, after a few words with Josephine—who had evidently had her dainty ear applied to the keyhole, and who is distinctly sulky—has gone downstairs and into the smaller drawing-room, where she finds a group on the hearthrug gathered round a little, but friendly, autumn fire, discussing all in heaven and earth.