Chapter XII

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

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

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

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

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

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Everybody really does belong in a book, especially Mary Johnston in a book upon American women novelists!

third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

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

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading Prepare, then, for a discursive chapter.

deem to be

From this reading Prepare to consider literary genius.

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From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

From this reading Prepare, then, for a discursive chapter.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Everybody really does belong in a book, especially Mary Johnston in a book upon American women novelists!

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Everybody really does belong in a book, especially Mary Johnston in a book upon American women novelists!

at any time

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

every person

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading Prepare to consider literary genius.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

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

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

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

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

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

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

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

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

possessive form of “johnston” — Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading Prepare to consider literary genius.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

popular aquarium fish

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

the event of being born

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

absolutely essential

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

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

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels

From this reading Everybody really does belong in a book, especially Mary Johnston in a book upon American women novelists!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading Prepare, then, for a discursive chapter.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

set aside for the use of a particular person or party

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

full of or exhibiting respect

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

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

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Prepare, then, for a discursive chapter.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

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

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Everybody really does belong in a book, especially Mary Johnston in a book upon American women novelists!

precisely as stated

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

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

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Everybody really does belong in a book, especially Mary Johnston in a book upon American women novelists!

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

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

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

a late time of life

From this reading It is the very question Mary Johnston herself has been asking these twenty years, ever since _Prisoners of Hope_ announced to the world the advent of a new American writer, a woman, to whom it would be necessary to pay respectful attention, to whom it would be wise to give that special admiration reserved for the artist regardless of sex or nativity.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MARY JOHNSTON “Didn’t you ever notice, Aunt Lucy,” asks Molly Cary on page 32 of Mary Johnston’s novel, _The Long Roll_, “how everybody really belongs in a book?”