Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

anew

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

disposed or willing to conform

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

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

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

for the reason that

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

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From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

rid of obstructions

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

the quality of being good looking and attractive

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

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From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

make clear and (more) comprehensible

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

past form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

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From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

plural of “fell” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

in a willing manner

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

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

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

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

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

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

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

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

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

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

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

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

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

set down according to a plan

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

immediately past

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

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

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

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

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

and nothing more

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

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

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

for a short time

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

as a signal

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

rousing or quickening activity or the senses

From this reading It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties.

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

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

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

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

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

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

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

in the direction of

From this reading At last, shortly before he set out on the journey, he took himself to task and endeavored to determine precisely the nature of his feelings toward her; but he signally failed to elucidate the point.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading For one reason--and he laid some stress upon this--he longed for the moorland air and the rugged fells, though he admitted that Evelyn's society enhanced their charm for him.

mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

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

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He stayed some time in Paris, because Carroll insisted on it, but it was with eagerness that he went north again late in the autumn.

at the time that

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.

in the company of; together with

From this reading CHISHOLM PROVES AMENABLE Vane spent a month at the Dene, with quiet satisfaction, and when at last he left for London and Paris he gladly promised to come back for another few weeks before he sailed for Canada.