Chapter II

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

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

later than; following

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

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

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

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

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

someone who bakes commercially

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

exhale hard

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

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

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

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

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

divisible by two

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

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

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

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

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

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

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

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

From this reading Judith wondered at herself.

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

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

plural of “irony” — witty language used to convey insults or scorn

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

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

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

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

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

according to the clock

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

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

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

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

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

Identical; not different.

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

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

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

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

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The life she led, the people she called her friends, had never seemed quite so shallow before.

take without the owner's consent

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

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

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

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

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

create by training and teaching

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

having or as if having a veil or concealing cover

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

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

From this reading A BLOW--AND A RESOLUTION I It was after ten o'clock on the evening of the same day.

at the time that

From this reading Judith was thankful when a change at one of the tables gave her an opportunity to steal away.

which person or people

From this reading It was the same old routine, the same interminable bridge, the same familiar group, even including Faxon and Della Baker who, by a coincidence that had called forth little veiled ironies, had returned by the same late afternoon train.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading Judith wondered at herself.