Chapter IV

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

later than; following

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

(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 Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

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

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

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

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

(poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

a projectile that is fired from a gun

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.

From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

originate

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

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

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

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From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

at any time

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

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From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

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

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

in an idle manner

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

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

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

the sound of laughing

From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

darkened with overcast

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

in like or similar manner

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

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

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

having or revealing supreme mastery or skill

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

according to the clock

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

above and across; more than

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

giving pleasure and satisfaction

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

determined

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

express in words

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

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

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

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From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

detrimental to physical or moral well-being

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

precisely as stated

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

at the time that

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

during the time that

From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

which person or people

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.

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

From this reading DANGER CLOSE AT HAND By now it was half after one o'clock, and I, leaning out of my salon window in the Lion d'Or, knew that it was time for me to be away; to reach Damaris--"my Damaris" I called her now, since I had resolved that mine she had got to be--and see what sort of a supper she proposed to offer me.

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From this reading Dallying idly over the window-sill, I thought, I say, of all this, while at the same time there rose ever before me the beauteous features and the laughing eyes of the Princess.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading For my part, I thought the dishes were as like as not to consist of some unwholesome cold steel, or a leaden bullet out of a Spanish _trabuco_ or musquetoon--that is to say, offered but not accepted, if I was to have any word in the matter.

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

From this reading And I wondered if she would laugh if she heard the clash of arms outside her side-door in the Rue des Fleurs.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Likewise, I wondered if she would laugh, too, when she learnt, after this pleasing little entertainment of the small hours was over, of how masterful an individual I could be--it was her own term, you will please to remember; her very own!--and how I was the sort of man who would know how to turn this "playing" at being her lover into being her lover in true and actual fact.