Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

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

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

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

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

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

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

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

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

for the reason that

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

a youthful male person

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading What had brought the cloud?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

rid of obstructions

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

the quality of being slow to understand

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

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From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

divisible by two

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

made afraid

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

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

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

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

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

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

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

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

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

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

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

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

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

anemic looking from illness or emotion

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

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

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

above and across; more than

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

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

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

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

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

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

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

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

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

in or at that place or location

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

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

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

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

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

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

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

create by training and teaching

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

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

From this reading The cloud of their first difference had blown over almost before they felt its shadow, and the sky of love was as clear as the lucid beryl of the summer night.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet even the passing shadow of the cloud kept both the woman and the boy repentant and a little frightened; he, because he thought he had offended her by some lack of delicacy; she, because she thought she had shocked him by what he might think was harshness to a child.

travel along a zigzag path

From this reading Even a week afterward, as they journeyed up to Green Hill in a dusty accommodation train, there was an uneasy memory of that cloud--black with Maurice's dullness, and livid with the zigzag flash of Eleanor's irritation--and then the little shower of tears!