Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

anew

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

(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 He seemed to have known it all the time, to have known it from the moment the photographs had disappeared.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

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

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading He had no feeling of anger toward her, no blame for her, it went too deep for that.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

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

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

next to; at the side of

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

put or pin the blame on

From this reading He had no feeling of anger toward her, no blame for her, it went too deep for that.

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading He had no feeling of anger toward her, no blame for her, it went too deep for that.

inflected form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

a state of melancholy depression

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

the act of departing

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading He seemed to have known it all the time, to have known it from the moment the photographs had disappeared.

divisible by two

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

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

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

start firing a weapon

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

a rapid active commotion

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He had no feeling of anger toward her, no blame for her, it went too deep for that.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He seemed to have known it all the time, to have known it from the moment the photographs had disappeared.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He seemed to have known it all the time, to have known it from the moment the photographs had disappeared.

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From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

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

From this reading He had no feeling of anger toward her, no blame for her, it went too deep for that.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

intense and profound fear

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

the quality of having little or no significance

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He seemed to have known it all the time, to have known it from the moment the photographs had disappeared.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading He seemed to have known it all the time, to have known it from the moment the photographs had disappeared.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

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From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

a particular point in time

From this reading He seemed to have known it all the time, to have known it from the moment the photographs had disappeared.

information about recent and important events

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

not any; not one

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

lacking sensation

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

past form of “occasion” — give occasion to

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

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From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

plural of “revelation” — the speech act of making something evident

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

cause to flee

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading He seemed to have known it all the time, to have known it from the moment the photographs had disappeared.

plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

showing a brooding ill humor

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

doomed to extinction

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had no feeling of anger toward her, no blame for her, it went too deep for that.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He seemed to have known it all the time, to have known it from the moment the photographs had disappeared.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading He had no feeling of anger toward her, no blame for her, it went too deep for that.

in the direction of

From this reading He had no feeling of anger toward her, no blame for her, it went too deep for that.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

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

From this reading Hayden's feeling of intense relief at Penfield's departure was succeeded by an almost numb dejection.

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

From this reading He had no feeling of anger toward her, no blame for her, it went too deep for that.

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

From this reading The revelations of Horace in regard to Marcia and the photographs had, to his own horror, occasioned no surprise in him, and the rest of Penfield's news had sunk into insignificance beside this confirmation of his suspicions which lay like lead on his heart and which he had refused to confess even to himself.

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From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading It was a gray afternoon, and as it wore on toward evening now and again a flurry of snow blew whitely from the sullen skies, and the leaping flame of the fire which had put to rout any lurking shadows was now in turn defied by them.