Chapter II

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

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

later than; following

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

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

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

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

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

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

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

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

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

terminate

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

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

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

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From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

superlative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

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From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

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

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

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

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

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

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

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From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

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

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

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

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

and nothing more

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

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

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

not fanciful or imaginative

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

used to form the superlative

From this reading “Miss Ferrars,” said the engineer, “you are just as young as it is best and most beautiful to be.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

not one and not the other of two

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

above and across; more than

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

literature in metrical form

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

take up or begin anew

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

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

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

express in words

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

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

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

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

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

in or at that place or location

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

a special situation

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

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

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

not expected or anticipated

From this reading It was indeed difficult to resume the middle-aged matter-of-fact tone after such an unexpected break.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

precisely as stated

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

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

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

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

From this reading There came a light like the reflection of a sudden flame over a face which she at least thought to be a faded face.

which person or people

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

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

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading “Mr. Rowland,” said Evelyn with a little tremor, “the first thing I would like to say to you is that we are neither of us very young.”

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading She had never at her youngest and fairest received such a compliment, and how it could have come from a plain man who had so little appearance of any poetry about him was bewildering.