What can be meant by "sun was ripening" in this context? Dear All, in the book I read, people started working early in the morning and " the afternoon sun was ripening by the time the heavy work had been completed". Does it mean that sun was in it's highest point in the sky, shone with it's full heat? Or maybe it started to go down? Huge thanks for your help!

What does "blade -like"mean in this context? Dear All, I have a sentence: " Man possessed a near prodigal handsomeness, his features blade - like and perfect." What could be meant by "blade - like"? All the meanings I've found, does not make sense to me. Is it something like "chiselled" features? Huge thanks for help!

What can be meant by "hadn’t gone there"? Dear All, in the story I read, girl invites her boyfriend to dinner with her. When he comes to her place, they start talking about her mother, who's caused a lot of problems to her, and at that moment is suspected of involvement in attempt to murder. Here's some excerpt: "She handed him the wine. “It’s not my mother. It’s not that I don’t think she’s capable of hate or all the rest. It’s just it’s not her way of evening the score. Running me and the family down, finding subtle ways to do that while putting herself in the limelight. That’s her way.” “And this doesn’t do just that?” “I— Oh. Wait. Hadn’t gone there.” Taking the wine with her, she walked over to—unnecessarily—stir the sauce. “No, I don’t think so. " So I am confused about "Hadn’t gone there". Is she saying that she still has to finish cooking (as she is nervous and needs to distract her attention somewhere)? Or maybe this is somehow related to her thoughts about mothers possible crime? " Some other idiom (?) meaning which I was not able to find in dictionaries? Huge thanks for any help!

What does "grow into his feet" mean in this context? Dear All, could you be so kind to tell if I understand the expression "grown into feet" in a right way. Here's the context: "He’d grown another inch since he’d left for college, and figured he’d topped out now at six-one. .... When he wheeled the first barrow out, he’d fallen into the rhythm, a nineteen-year-old boy who’d finally grown into his feet, leanly muscled in jeans and a work jacket, his boots mucked and muddy. " Excerpt from Nora Roberts book "Hideaway" Does it mean that "boy is a grown up man finally", or "he finally reached the height he desired," or maybe this expression has another meaning? I know that we usually buy children's clothing a size bigger so they will grow into them, but this meaning doesn't seem logical in this context. Huge thanks!

What does "women of layer and substance" Dear All, I need your kind help with the expression "women of layer and substance". I found that" a man / a woman of substance" means that they are rich, but I am confused about the meaning of "layer". Could it mean "layers of society and in this case - high society"? As far as I have found this expression in a sentence : "she said she likes that you write women of layers and substance.", I also am not quite sure about that "you write women". Does a writer writes "to", "for", or "about" rich ladies? Thanks a lot!

What does "group house"mean? Dear All, I need help understanding the meaning of "group house". I have a sentence saying, that "Imogene and two other girls were moving into a group house off campus." Also there was mentioned, that "she will have her own room in the group house". What kind of house is this? Suppose, that's not dormitory, as she's moving off student campus. Can it be "tenement house" or something like this? Thank you!