Chapter V · Chapter 5

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

very great; limitless

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

(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 In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

the lower side of anything

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

a youthful male person

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

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

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

a young person of either sex

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

the sensation produced by low temperatures

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

in mental comfort; without stress

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

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

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

-ing form of “dislike” — have or feel a dislike or distaste for

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

being one more than seven

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

divisible by two

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

in a physically fierce manner

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

dwell on with satisfaction

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

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

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

with gusto and without reservation

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

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

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

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

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

cause to move by striking

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

(figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

drive or propel with the foot

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

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 In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

engage in

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

not any; not one

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

above and across; more than

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

a sudden sharp feeling

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

by chance

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

almost; nearly

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

inflected form of “repay” — pay back

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

a manner that is rude and insulting

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

hit hard

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

in the near future

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

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From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

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

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

in or at that place or location

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

in an exhaustive manner

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

the upper part of anything

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

marked by dissimilarity

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated)

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

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

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

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

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

at the time that

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

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

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

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From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS Peter Rolls, Jr., unlike his father, had practically no talent for revenge.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading But there was always a spiritual and mental reckoning of a painful description: a soul's housecleaning which turned him out of doors a miserable waif; and it invariably came too soon, before he had had time to gloat over the blood on another boy's nose, or a man's humiliation, or a woman's repentant blush.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading Instead of heartily disliking people for the spiteful things they sometimes did, he was apt to turn round and wonder if the fault had not been his; if he were not the abysmal beast.

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

From this reading In common with every warm-blooded creature lower than the angels, he could be fiercely vindictive for a minute or two--long enough, when a small boy, to give a bloody nose and to get one; long enough, at all ages, to want to hit a man, thoroughly smash him, perhaps, or even to kick him into the middle of next week; long enough to feel that he would like to make a woman sorry that she had been rude.

but in spite of that

From this reading He had not half repaid Winifred Child for her rudeness with his coldness, yet no sooner was he in the huge gray automobile--which could comfortably have seated eight instead of six--than he felt a pang of remorse, exactly like a gimlet twisting through his heart from top to bottom.