Chapter III

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

a female human offspring

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

dearly loved

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

command with authority

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

a young female

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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From this reading Oh! good-morning, sir."

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

become quiet or still; fall silent

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

deeply or markedly affected or influenced

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

metal shackles; for hands or legs

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

and nothing more

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

in the recent past

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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 "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

informal terms for a mother

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

a form of address for a man

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

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

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading Oh! good-morning, sir."

out of fashion

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

in a cheerful manner

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

in an aggressive manner

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

term of address for a man

From this reading Oh! good-morning, sir."

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

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

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

precisely as stated

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

in a chatty manner

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

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

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, my dear," she said, volubly, "how was I to know that it was company?

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

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

which person or people

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

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

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

belonging to which person

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading "Good-morning," said Geoffrey, who was pleasantly impressed by the mother and daughter, who now led the way into a comfortable old-fashioned parlour, whose window looked direct upon the foam-fringed promontory on which stood the ruined mine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "Hush, mamma!" exclaimed the girl, turning sharply, but without checking the voice, whose owner--a very round, pleasant-looking little matron-- came forward, with a piece of black silk in one hand, a sponge in the other, and bringing with her a peculiar smell of hot irons lately applied to the material she held.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "A Mr Paul, whom I have just left, advised me to see you about your apartments."