Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

anew

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

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

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

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

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

in or near a particular place or position

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closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

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very lively and profitable

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

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From this reading “Eh?”

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giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

-ing form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

opinion or judgment

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a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

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after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

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From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

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

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

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

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

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

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

the act of retaining something

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

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From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

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

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

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From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

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

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

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

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

in motion

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

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not allowed to continue to bat or run

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above and across; more than

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a set of two similar things considered as a unit

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flowing profusely

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put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

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

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

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in a grave and sedate manner

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past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

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at a steady rate or pace

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

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From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

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a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

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From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

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

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

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

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

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From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

in the direction of

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

moved around an axis or center

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

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

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communicated in words

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precisely as stated

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

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

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated:

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

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

at the time that

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

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

a Caucasian

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a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

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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 Lord Holme yawned again, put up his hands to his hair, and then looked steadily at the teapot, which his wife was moving about in the sunbeams that were shining in at the window.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Tea?” she returned, lifting up the silver teapot and holding it towards him with an encouraging, half-playful gesture.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading IN the morning Lord Holme woke very late and in a different humour.

past form of “yawn” — utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired

From this reading Lady Holme was already up, sitting by a little table and pouring out tea, when he stretched himself, yawned, turned over, uttered two or three booming, incohorent exclamations, and finally raised himself on one arm, exhibiting a touzled head and a pair of blinking eyes, stared solemnly at his wife’s white figure and at the tea-table, and ejaculated: