Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

(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 She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

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

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

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

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

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

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

over or across in a slanting direction

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

with boldness, in a bold manner

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.

brought together in one place

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

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

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

following accepted customs and proprieties

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

in a delicate manner

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

opinion or judgment

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

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

From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

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

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

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

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

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

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

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

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

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

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

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

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

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

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

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

From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.

the literary culture

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

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

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

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

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

of very great significance

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

restored to a new condition

From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

established irrevocably

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

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

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

and nothing more

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

in a softened tone

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

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

From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In every life, go it fast, go it slow, there are critical pausing- places.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

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

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

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

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading How well she suited that simple room; herself so simply dressed, her marvellous beauty so exquisitely subdued!

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

From this reading She looked at home there, as if all of home that the house could give were there collected.

at the time that

From this reading When the journey is renewed the face of the country is changed.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading She had finished and sealed the momentous letters, and had come, with a sense of relief, from the table at the farther end of the room, on which those letters, ceremonious and conventional, had been written,--come to the window, which, though mid-winter, was open, and the redbreast, with whom she had made friends, hopped boldly almost within reach, looking at her with bright eyes and head curiously aslant.