Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.

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

From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.

an occurrence of something

From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

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

From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.

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

From this reading What could they possibly mean?

the capital of the state of Delaware

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

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From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.

plural of “gardenia” — any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

destroyed or killed

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

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

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.

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

From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.

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

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

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

From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading What could they possibly mean?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.

according to the clock

From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.

by chance

From this reading What could they possibly mean?

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

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

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.

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

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

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

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And they certainly had not been there when at six o'clock he had come in.

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

From this reading What could they possibly mean?

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

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

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

From this reading He sprang from bed and picked them up.

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

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What could they possibly mean?

at the time that

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading They were her roses, certainly--he remembered she wore the dressing-gown that first evening at Dover, when he had gone to her to give her the gardenias.

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

From this reading He would in that case have seen them against the pale carpet.