Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

(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 When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

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

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

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

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

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

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

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

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

brought into existence

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

without care or concern

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

go after with the intent to catch

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

clothing in general

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

a cynical feeling of distrust

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

an urgent or peremptory request

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

worth having or seeking or achieving

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

let fall to the ground

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

set up or found

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

subject to guidance or control especially after launching

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

only a very short time before

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

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

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

not accessible to view

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

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

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

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From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

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

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

as a matter of instinct

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

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From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

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 In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

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 In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

a feeling of joy and pride

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

joined in matrimony

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

the force of workers available

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

(used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

suggesting an unhealthy mental state

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

a brief written record

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

and nothing more

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

express the need or desire for

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

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

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

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

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

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

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

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

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

that is looked for

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

a sudden outburst of anger

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

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

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

propel through the air

From this reading "Men were not born monogamous"--it was a favourite cynicism of his, for he was inclined to throw upon nature the full burden of her responsibility.

push forcefully

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

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

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

not reasonable; not showing good judgment

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

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

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

look attentively

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

(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 SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

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

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

at the time that

From this reading SHOWS THE DANGERS AS WELL AS THE PLEASURES OF THE CHASE When Kemper looked at his watch on Laura's steps, he found that he had time only to pay a promised call on Gerty Bridewell before he must hurry home to get into his dinner clothes.

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

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.

which person or people

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In his pocket, carelessly thrust there as he left his rooms, was a note from Gerty begging him to drop in upon her for a bit of twilight gossip; and though the request was made with her accustomed lightness, he knew instinctively that she had sought him less for diversion than for advice, and that her reckless pen had been guided by some hidden agitation.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading To be sorry for Gerty was absurd, he had always looked upon a hunger for married romance as a morbid and unhealthy passion, and that a woman who possessed a generous husband should demand a faithful one as well seemed to him the freak of an unreasonable and exacting temper.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading When he thought of her it was with a sympathy hardly justified by the outward brilliance of her life--wealth, beauty, power, all the things which he would have called desirable were hers, and the vague compassion she awoke in him appeared to him the result of a simple trick of pathos which she knew how to assume at times.