Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

later than; following

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

(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 AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

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

From this reading CHARLES'S RETURN; AND MRS.

a feeling of craving something

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

weapons considered collectively

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Oh, the rapture of that instant! it can but happen once within a life.

a long chair; for reclining

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

possessive form of “charles” — King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading CHARLES'S RETURN; AND MRS.

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

-ing form of “decipher” — convert code into ordinary language

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

From this reading MACKIE'S EXPLANATION.

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

a boy or man

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

at a previous time

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

past form of “hail” — praise vociferously

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

come to pass

From this reading Oh, the rapture of that instant! it can but happen once within a life.

in a joyous manner

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

expected hopefully

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading Oh, the rapture of that instant! it can but happen once within a life.

the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

and nothing more

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

immediately past

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

in the recent past

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Oh, the rapture of that instant! it can but happen once within a life.

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From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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From this reading MACKIE'S EXPLANATION.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading CHARLES'S RETURN; AND MRS.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

an event that happens

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, the rapture of that instant! it can but happen once within a life.

on one occasion

From this reading Oh, the rapture of that instant! it can but happen once within a life.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

have ownership or possession of

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

plural of “poster” — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading Oh, the rapture of that instant! it can but happen once within a life.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading CHARLES'S RETURN; AND MRS.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

confidently optimistic and cheerful

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

not in physical motion

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

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

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

position 1,000 in a countable series of things

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

precisely as stated

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

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

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

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

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

make keen or more acute

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

during the time that

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

in the company of; together with

From this reading AND now the happy day was come at length; that day formerly so hoped-for, latterly so feared, but last of all, hailed with the joy that trembles at its own intensity.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Oh, the rapture of that instant! it can but happen once within a life.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The very morning after the sad occurrence it has just been my lot to chronicle--while the general was having his wounds dressed, slight ones, happily, but still he was not safe, as inflammation might ensue--while Mrs. Tracy was indulging in her third tumbler, mixed to whet her appetite for shrimps--and while Emily was deciphering, for the forty thousandth time, Charles's sanguine _billet-doux_--lo! a dusty chaise and smoking posters, and a sun-burnt young fellow springing out, and just upon the stairs--they were locked in each other's arms!