Chapter XI · At the Cottage

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

the state of being absent

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

later than; following

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

(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 What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

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

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

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

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

next to; at the side of

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

make calm or still

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

a small house with a single story

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

dearly loved

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

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

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

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

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

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

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

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

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

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

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

engage in

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

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

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

unhurried and relaxed

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

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

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

on one occasion

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

not in physical motion

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

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

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

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

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading 'Ah me!' said I to the doctor, 'he 'll not like the little cottage down amongst the tall ferns and the heather, after all that grand town and its fine people.'”

the third day of the week; the second working day

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “If you knew how glad I am to be back here,” said he, with a something like choking about the throat; “if you knew what a different happiness I feel under this old porch, and with you beside me!”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

precisely as stated

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

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

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “My dear, dear Tony, let us hope we are to have many such evenings as this together.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

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

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

at the time that

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.

in the company of; together with

From this reading What a calm, still, mellow evening it was, as Tony sat with his mother in the doorway of the cottage, their hands clasped, and in silence, each very full of thought, indeed, but still fuller of that sweet luxury, the sense of being together after an absence,--the feeling that home was once more home, in all that can make it a centre of love and affection.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I began to think you were n't coming back at all, Tony,” said she, “when first you said Tuesday, and then it was Friday, and then it came to be the middle of another week.