Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

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From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

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

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

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

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

eagerly desirous

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

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

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

the act of causing something to happen

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

greatly pleased

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

the act of giving

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

plural of “glimpse” — a quick look

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

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

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

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From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

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

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

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

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

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

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

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

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

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

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

not formal

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

having much knowledge or education

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

extremely

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

attractive and tempting

From this reading Inviting me!"

conformity or harmony

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

a midday meal

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

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From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Inviting me!"

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

past form of “occasion” — give occasion to

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

held or filled or in use

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

above and across; more than

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

an unhappy and worried mental state

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

plural of “pleading” — (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

get something; come into possession of

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

in the recent past

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

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

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

-ing form of “request” — express the need or desire for

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

a result

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

in a sedulous manner

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

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

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

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

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

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

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

extremely

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

plain to see

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

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

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

precisely as stated

From this reading Marcia had been causing Hayden much perturbation and unrest by keeping him very sedulously at a distance.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

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

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.

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

From this reading The glimpses he had had of her recently had been few and far between, and in response to his pleadings and reproaches, he was informed that her time was tremendously occupied and that she was absorbed in a picture she was anxious to finish by a certain time.

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

From this reading In consequence, he was inordinately delighted to hear her voice one morning over the telephone--although the reason she gave for calling him up occasioned his undisguised surprise, for she informed him that sometime during the day he would receive an informal invitation from Mrs. Ames requesting him to be present at a luncheon she was giving at the Waldersee the following day.