Chapter III

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

forsake, leave behind

From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.

anew

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

(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 I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

an expectation

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

any thing at all

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

being one more than seventeen

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

at any time

From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

an association of criminals

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.

a young female

From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

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

From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.

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

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

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

From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

apprehended with certainty

From this reading I forgot all the goodness I had ever known.

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 “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

strong feelings of embarrassment

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

used to form the superlative

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

up to a particular time

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

given a completely different form or appearance

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

precisely as stated

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading I did not want this man myself, but I wanted to sting his inamorata so as to cause her the most intense pain and mortification.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

at the time that

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

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

From this reading I proposed to him that if he would abandon this woman I would get him a nice young girl.

a late time of life

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

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

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading “Eighteen years had passed since my heart had been transformed from the organ of anticipation to the soul of a young mother, and a woman can grow very hard in that time; she can nerve herself to do anything at anyone’s cost, in order to crush a rival.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “‘Agreed,’ said he, ‘I will do that and it won’t be long till you’ll have the business of the block all your way again, for when I turn the ‘old girl’ down, the whole gang will quit her house.’