Chapter XXIV

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

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

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

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

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

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I at any rate found it so.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Was I unnatural that I had not fallen into her arms?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I at any rate found it so.

-ing form of “bewilder” — be a mystery or bewildering to

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

the quality of being intricate and compounded

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Was I unnatural that I had not fallen into her arms?

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

set up or found

From this reading I at any rate found it so.

the childhood of a girl

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

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

From this reading Was I unnatural that I had not fallen into her arms?

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Ought I to have heard her story with sympathy, or at least, with simulated sympathy?

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Ought I to have heard her story with sympathy, or at least, with simulated sympathy?

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

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

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

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Was I unnatural that I had not fallen into her arms?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

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 Ought I to have heard her story with sympathy, or at least, with simulated sympathy?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

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

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

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

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Was I unnatural that I had not fallen into her arms?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Ought I to have heard her story with sympathy, or at least, with simulated sympathy?

a judge of a probate court

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Ought I to have heard her story with sympathy, or at least, with simulated sympathy?

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading I at any rate found it so.

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

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

From this reading Ought I to have heard her story with sympathy, or at least, with simulated sympathy?

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I at any rate found it so.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Ought I to have heard her story with sympathy, or at least, with simulated sympathy?

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

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

From this reading Ought I to have heard her story with sympathy, or at least, with simulated sympathy?

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

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

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

a special situation

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

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

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature

From this reading Was I unnatural that I had not fallen into her arms?

impossible to achieve

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

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

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.

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

From this reading To live through childhood and girlhood wholly unconscious of the existence of a living mother, and then to find her like this, with such a history, was altogether a bewildering and unrealizable thing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MY DILEMMA It seemed to me during the days that followed that I was confronted with a problem of more than ordinary complexity.