Chapter XXIV

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

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open to or abounding in fresh air

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

(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 But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

the highest point (of something)

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

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

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

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

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

the overhead upper surface of a covered space

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

the protruding part of the lower jaw

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

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

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

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From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

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

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

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 His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

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

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

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

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

the color of freshly broken cast iron

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

and nothing more

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

set down according to a plan

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

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great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

having open interstices or resembling a web

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

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From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

literature in metrical form

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

impractical romantic ideals and attitudes

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

plural of “selection” — the act of choosing or selecting

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

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From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

having been made square

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

make steady

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

successive (without a break)

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

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

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

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

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

a three-sided polygon

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading CHAMBERS TAKES A HAND Mr. Alexander Chambers sat in the center of his airy private office, panelled to the ceiling in Flemish oak, looking through the selections from the Monday morning's mail his secretary had just laid upon his great glass-topped desk.

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

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

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.

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

From this reading The gray eyes were quiet, steady; the mouth, half hid under a thick, short-cropped, iron-gray moustache, was a firm straight line; the jaw was a great triangle with the squared apex as a chin.

a Caucasian

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

in the company of; together with

From this reading His lofty forehead, crowned with soft, white hair, made one think of the splendid dome of Walter Scott.

plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

From this reading But below the forehead, in the face that was beginning to be netted with fine wrinkles, there was neither poetry nor romanticism: power, that was all--power under perfect mastery.