Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

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

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

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

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

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

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

a young person of either sex

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

lacking grace in movement or posture

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

divisible by two

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

plural of “excursion” — a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

the state or fact of existing

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

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

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

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

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

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From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

plural of “inequality” — lack of equality

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

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

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

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

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

make a painting

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

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

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

on the contrary

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

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

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

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

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

past form of “scout” — explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

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

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

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

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

made smooth by ironing

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

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

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

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

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

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

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Not even the remembrance of our home put us out of conceit of our new, but certainly most clumsy mansion.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading We took little private excursions around it; we made innumerable drives into it; we gave it affectionate little pattings, as if it was a child; we smoothed down little inequalities; we utterly denied the existence of a smell of paint, an idea hazarded by Madame.

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

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

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

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

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading Schillie had a doubt it was rather on one side, which doubt was driven to the winds.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And so it was quite ready, and with what pride and satisfaction we viewed it.

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

From this reading Sybil suggested a wish that it had been made higher, for which she was scouted by the older ones, and nearly tickled to death by the younger ones.