Chapter VIII

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

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

(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 THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

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

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before each window was drawn a gleaming tissue.

combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

a lady's bedroom or private sitting room

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

past form of “chasten” — censure severely

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

a distinguishing emblem

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Before each window was drawn a gleaming tissue.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

lighted by or as if by twilight

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Before each window was drawn a gleaming tissue.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

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

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

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From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading Before each window was drawn a gleaming tissue.

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

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

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

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

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

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

past form of “heighten” — become more extreme

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

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

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

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

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

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

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

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From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

plural of “mandarin” — shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

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From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

on one occasion

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

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

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

radiating or as if radiating light

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

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From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

uttered with a trill

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

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From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

with low volume

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

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

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

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

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

From this reading Before each window was drawn a gleaming tissue.

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

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

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

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

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 Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

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

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

be dressed in

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

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

From this reading It was John Ravil’s _Venus’s Apple_, a romance which, he had once dreamed, was like to bring him fame.

a Caucasian

From this reading Plants with pale leaves and white flowers filled the oriel; dusky mandarins leered in corners; chastened pictures hung on the silk-covered walls.

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 Before each window was drawn a gleaming tissue.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.

misery resulting from affliction

From this reading Flavia rose from the piano with a great sigh: tears were rolling down her cheeks (evidently the song had suggested woe), and some fell on the brown cover of a volume that lay on the table.

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

From this reading THE LADY’S BOUDOIR The chamber was softly radiant with mother-o’-pearl colours, all so blended that by contrast a woman’s face might wear a heightened charm.