Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

(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 His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

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

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

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

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

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

From this reading Could this be Frederick Cavendish?

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

inflected form of “behold” — see with attention

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)

From this reading Could this be Frederick Cavendish?

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

conformity to fact or truth

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Could this be Frederick Cavendish?

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

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From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

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

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

opinion or judgment

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

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

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading Could this be Frederick Cavendish?

a man of refinement

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

destroyed or killed

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

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

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

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

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

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

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

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

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

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

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

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

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

for more time

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

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

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

by chance

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

Identical; not different.

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

cut with a saw

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

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

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

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

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

the quality of being similar

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

unusualness as a consequence of not being well known

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

infer from incomplete evidence

From this reading By all that had gone before, he should be; but the longer she looked at him the less certain she was of the correctness of this surmise.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

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

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

in or at that place or location

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

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

From this reading Could this be Frederick Cavendish?

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

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

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

not neatly combed

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

not trimmed

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

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

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

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

From this reading As her eyes became more accustomed to the light she saw that the stranger was a man of approximately thirty, of good robust health.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

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

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And as she scrutinised him Miss Donovan thought she beheld a mild similarity in the contour of the man's head, the shape of his face, the lines of his body, to the man whom, several weeks before, she had seen lying dead upon the floor of his rooms in the Waldron apartments.

but in spite of that

From this reading His hair was sandy of colour and thin, and his beard, which was of the same hue, had evidently gone untrimmed for days, perhaps weeks; yet for all of his unkempt appearance, for all the strangeness of his presence there, he was a gentleman, that was plain.