Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

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

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

call forth

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

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From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

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From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

having or expressing desire for something

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

without deviation

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

half asleep

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

an opposing military force

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

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From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

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From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

set up or found

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

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From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

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

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

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From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

exceedingly bad

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

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From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

remain present although waning or gradually dying

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

-ing form of “loll” — hang loosely or laxly

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

held dear

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

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From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

not any; not one

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

belonging to or active during the night

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

plural of “peer” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

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From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

determined

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

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From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

go sour or spoil

From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

successive (without a break)

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

plural of “taste” — the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

express in words

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

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

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading I FIND A SECOND I meant to go directly to the Prince in his chamber and tell him that from this time forth Helene and I had resolved to battle out our lives together.

hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

the topmost one of two

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

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From this reading On the upper terrace I found Von Reuss, lolling against the parapet with other blue flittermice, his peers--he himself no flittermouse, indeed, but of the true Casimir vampire breed, horrid of tooth, nocturnal, desirous of lusts and blood.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading At sight of him I went straight at mine enemy, as if I had been leading a charge.

in or at the place that

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For our Karl had tastes quite beyond sour black Casimir, with his church-yard glooms and raw-bone terrors.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading But it chanced that I passed through the higher terrace on my way to the lower--a bosky place of woods, where the Prince loved to linger in of a summer afternoon, drowsing there to the singing of birds and the falling of waters.