Chapter II

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

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

(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 Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Lee had not returned from the concert alone.

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

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

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

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

with bitterness; in a resentful manner

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

in a self-satisfied manner

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

From this reading Lee had not returned from the concert alone.

intentionally conceived

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading There was a pause in the vociferous conversation.

placed crosswise

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

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From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

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From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

set up or found

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Lee had not returned from the concert alone.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

(of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

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

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

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

From this reading Lee had not returned from the concert alone.

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

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

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

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

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

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

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

From this reading There was a pause in the vociferous conversation.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading Lee had not returned from the concert alone.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

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

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Lee had not returned from the concert alone.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading There was a pause in the vociferous conversation.

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

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From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

present for acceptance or rejection

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

possessive form of “public” — people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

past form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Lee had not returned from the concert alone.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

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From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

shod with slippers

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

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From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

plural of “sock” — hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

a state of social isolation

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

plural of “soloist” — a musician who performs a solo

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

not in physical motion

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

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

From this reading Lee had not returned from the concert alone.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a pause in the vociferous conversation.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

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

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

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

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

From this reading There was a pause in the vociferous conversation.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

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

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

at the time that

From this reading Gregarious at all times, he never found solitude so little to his taste as when he left the platform--when he was still excited by the fervour of his voice and the public's applause.

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From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Two of the other soloists had driven to the hotel with him, and he had taken them up to his sitting-room to give them champagne, and proffer fat cigars.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Though his guests resented his prosperity too bitterly to need reminding of it, he had changed his dress-coat for a smoking-jacket of plum-coloured velvet and was complacently conscious, as he crossed his slippered feet on the window-sill, that neither of his fellow-artists would fail to notice that he wore silk socks.