Chapter XXXIII

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

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

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

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

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At that stage of life, something usually does happen....

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

for the reason that

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

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

From this reading Words of Fiona McLeod came to her mind.

group of people related by blood or marriage

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

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From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

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

From this reading At that stage of life, something usually does happen....

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

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

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From this reading Words of Fiona McLeod came to her mind.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

come to pass

From this reading At that stage of life, something usually does happen....

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

a longing to return home

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

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

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

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From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading At that stage of life, something usually does happen....

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

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 The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

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From this reading Words of Fiona McLeod came to her mind.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Words of Fiona McLeod came to her mind.

in a manner differing from the usual or expected

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At that stage of life, something usually does happen....

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

a sudden sharp feeling

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

-ing form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading At that stage of life, something usually does happen....

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading At that stage of life, something usually does happen....

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At that stage of life, something usually does happen....

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

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

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

From this reading Words of Fiona McLeod came to her mind.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

a sudden sharp feeling

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

not noticed

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

under normal conditions

From this reading At that stage of life, something usually does happen....

a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."

in or at the place that

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

showing pensive sadness

From this reading The golden rain of leaves falling about her, the oddly wistful smell of autumn smoke in the air, gave her a twinge of something like homesickness; of sorrow because so many such evenings had come and gone unnoticed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Joan, coming home from a late committee-meeting one afternoon, realized with a sort of pang, as she turned into the court where she lived, that Indian summer had come and almost gone without her being aware of it.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Words of Fiona McLeod came to her mind.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "We are a perishing clan among the sons of God, because of the slow waning of our joy, of our passionate delight, in the Beauty of the World."