Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

feel physical pain

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

anew

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

(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 THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

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

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

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

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

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

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

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

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

indicating a lack of maturity

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

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From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

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

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

an intense desire for some particular thing

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

plural of “disease” — an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

administer a drug to

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

extreme fatigue

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

befitting or characteristic of a young girl

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

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

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

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

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

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

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

in a hopeless manner

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

beyond reasonable limits

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

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

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

immediately past

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

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

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

not in physical motion

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

an uneasy psychological state

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

easily agitated

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

make less visible or unclear

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman)

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

acceptance of despair

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

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

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

suppress in order to conceal or hide

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

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

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

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

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

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

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

not liable to failure

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

the act of using

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

forceful exertion

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

a vivid mental image

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

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

From this reading THE FINER VISION So far as Connie was concerned the trip South had been, to all outward appearance at least, entirely successful.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

in or at the place that

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.

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

From this reading Adams had watched her bloom back into something of her girlish prettiness, and day by day, in the quiet little Florida village to which they had gone, the lines of nervous exhaustion had faded slowly from her face.

during the time that

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading But with her returning vigour the old ache for excitement awoke within her, and to stifle her craving for the drug which Adams had denied her, she had turned at last to the immoderate use of wine.

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading For the first two weeks she had been content to lie motionless in the balmy air beneath the pines, while she had yielded herself to the silence with a resignation almost pathetic in its childish helplessness.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading So, hopelessly but with unfailing courage, he had brought her again to New York where he had placed her in the charge of a specialist in obscure diseases of the nerves.