Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

similar in quality or character

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

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

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

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

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

dearly loved

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

the act of burning something

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

money in the form of bills or coins

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

a long and thoughtful observation

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

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

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

divisible by two

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

possessive form of “girl” — a young female

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

the childhood of a girl

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

unpleasantly stern

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

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

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

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From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

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

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

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

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

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

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

and nothing more

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

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

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

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

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

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

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

an open or empty space in or between things

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

outside a building

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

located far away spatially

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

Scottish author (1850-1894)

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

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

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

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

From this reading But I ought not to name such harsh things as landladies at the opening of the fairy story of my girlhood.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading It is with just such a feeling of remorse that I look back to my bookworm days, before I began the study of natural history outdoors; and with a feeling of shame akin to the lover's I confess how late in my life nature took the first place in my affections.

a qualitative change

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

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

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I have reached what was the second transformation of my life, as truly as my coming to America was the first great transformation.

at the time that

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.

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

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his delightful essays, credits the lover with a feeling of remorse and shame at the contemplation of that part of his life which he lived without his beloved, content with his barren existence.

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading THE BURNING BUSH Just when Mrs. Hutch was most worried about the error of my ways, I entered on a new chapter of adventures, even more remote from the cash girl's career than Latin and geometry.