Chapter II · Chapter 2

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From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

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

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

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

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

an experience that appalls

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

collection of records especially about an institution

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

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

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

confined by bonds

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

make an itemized list or catalog of; classify

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

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From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

gotten under control

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

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From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

the organ of sight

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

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From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

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

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

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

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

bearing or marked with a label or tag

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

bearing or marked with a label or tag

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

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From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

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

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

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

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

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

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

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

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

extremely

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

raise the level or amount of something

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

on the contrary

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

in the order given

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

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

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

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

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

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

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

carry out

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

crush together or collapse

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

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

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

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

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

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

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

the upper part of anything

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading But if those dreadful dolls' heads had struck me as uncanny when poor Challoner showed them to me, they now seemed positively appalling.

in physical discomfort

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

in a uniform manner

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

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

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

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

From this reading The volumes, seven in number, were on the top shelf, uniformly bound in Russia leather and labeled, respectively, "Photographs," "Finger-prints," "Catalogue," and four volumes of "Museum Archives."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.

at the time that

From this reading I was about to reach down the catalogue when my eye fell on the pile of shallow boxes on the next shelf.

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

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading Small as they were--and they were not as large as a woman's fist--they looked so life-like--or rather, so death-like--that they suggested nothing so much as actual human heads seen through the wrong end of a telescope.

but in spite of that

From this reading I knew what they contained and recalled uncomfortably the strange impression that their contents had made on me; and yet a sort of fascination led me to take down the top one--labelled "Series B 5"--and raise the lid.