Chapter XXXIV

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

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

lost in thought; showing preoccupation

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

react verbally

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

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

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

(of a surface) not written or printed on

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

the act of burning something

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

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From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

causing distress or worry or anxiety

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

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From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

opinion or judgment

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

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

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

destroyed or killed

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

immediately past

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

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From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

hide under a false appearance

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

easily agitated

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

and nothing more

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

the state of being in effect or being operative

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

above and across; more than

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

in a piteous manner

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

worried and uneasy

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

cut with a saw

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

lacking ardor or vigor or energy

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

the light of the stars

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

at a steady rate or pace

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

occupy a large, elongated area

From this reading From the stretch of darkness below only one salient feature presented itself: it was the steadily burning light in Dora Barry's window.

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

of or relating to or involving or used in surgery

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

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

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

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

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading |MARGARET DEARING passed a restless, tumultuous night following the disturbing visit to Dora.

English composer (1902-1983)

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

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

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

in or at the place that

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a Caucasian

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

which person or people

From this reading In the evening she had joined her uncle at a game of whist in a nervous, abstracted way; she had played the piano in a spiritless fashion for her brother, who had come in tired from a long drive into the country, where he had performed a successful surgical operation; and then she had gone up to her bedchamber and thrown off the mask.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading She kept it off, for there was only the starlight to witness her white, blank face and piteously staring eyes as she sat at her window looking out.

the act of creating written works

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.

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

From this reading In her fancy Margaret saw the beautiful young mother bending over a table writing--writing to Fred Walton in answer to the last letter he had written.