Chapter XXVI

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

From this reading A CANDLE-LIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH AN ANCIENT HOUSE, AND A TELEGRAPHIC SUMMONS.

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

From this reading A CANDLE-LIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH AN ANCIENT HOUSE, AND A TELEGRAPHIC SUMMONS.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading A CANDLE-LIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH AN ANCIENT HOUSE, AND A TELEGRAPHIC SUMMONS.

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

From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

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

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

in a state of sleep

From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

for the reason that

From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

plural of “boil” — a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

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

From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

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From this reading A CANDLE-LIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH AN ANCIENT HOUSE, AND A TELEGRAPHIC SUMMONS.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

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From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

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

From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

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From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

set up or found

From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

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From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

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

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

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

From this reading AND TOOK OFF HER SABLES.

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

From this reading A CANDLE-LIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH AN ANCIENT HOUSE, AND A TELEGRAPHIC SUMMONS.

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From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading A CANDLE-LIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH AN ANCIENT HOUSE, AND A TELEGRAPHIC SUMMONS.

and nothing more

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

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 HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

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 HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

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From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading AND TOOK OFF HER SABLES.

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

From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

possessive form of “ranger” — a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

done under pressure

From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

plural of “sable” — an artist's brush made of sable hairs

From this reading AND TOOK OFF HER SABLES.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading HOW GWEN RUSHED AWAY BY A NIGHT-TRAIN, BECAUSE HER COUSIN CLOTILDA SAID DON'T COME.

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

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

a request to be present

From this reading A CANDLE-LIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH AN ANCIENT HOUSE, AND A TELEGRAPHIC SUMMONS.

of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph

From this reading A CANDLE-LIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH AN ANCIENT HOUSE, AND A TELEGRAPHIC SUMMONS.

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

From this reading HOW GWEN CAME BACK, AND FOUND THE "OLD CAT" ASLEEP.

a special situation

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

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From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A CANDLE-LIGHT JOURNEY THROUGH AN ANCIENT HOUSE, AND A TELEGRAPHIC SUMMONS.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading AND TOOK OFF HER SABLES.

plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading HOW SHE LEFT A LETTER FOR WIDOW THRALE AT THE RANGER'S LODGE Just as the watched pot never boils, so the thing one waits for never comes, so long as one waits _hard_.