Chapter XXXVI

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

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

(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 Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

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

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

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

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

plural of “attitude” — a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

From this reading Opposite to her was Nannie Davis.

plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

in a glaring manner

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

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

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

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From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

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

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

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

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

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

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

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

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

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

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

the force of workers available

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

become covered with mist

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

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

From this reading Opposite to her was Nannie Davis.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

held or filled or in use

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

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

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading Opposite to her was Nannie Davis.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

introduce

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

past form of “range” — change or be different within limits

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

censure severely or angrily

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

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

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

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

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

successive (without a break)

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

in a softened tone

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

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

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

a special situation

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

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

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

in a vertical position; not sloping

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

under normal conditions

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

marked by diversity or difference

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

plural of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

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

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

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

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

From this reading The light illumined their faces and threw their shadows in varying degrees of grotesqueness against the whitewash which formed the background.

which person or people

From this reading Beside the hearth, a little apart from the rest, sat Mrs. Walters in the straight chair which she usually occupied, the upright pose of her figure bearing a silent rebuke to some of those who had fallen into glaringly human attitudes.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Inside the house there was that sense of subdued movement which is caused by the presence of many people all bent upon the same purpose, and the kitchen was half-filled with men and women ranged on benches and chairs round the walls and near the table.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

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

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading THE NEW YEAR AT Great Masterhouse the mist clung round the doors and crept like a breathing thing against the windows, as though it would envelope and cut it off from the rest of the living world.