Chapter XXXVI

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

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

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

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

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

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

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From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

aimless wandering from place to place

From this reading DRIFTING OUT.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

intense or sharp

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

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

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

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

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

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

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

in a listless manner

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

of greater importance or stature or rank

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

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From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

the state of being neat and smart and trim

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

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

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading DRIFTING OUT.

above and across; more than

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

plural of “passer-by” — a person who passes by casually or by chance

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

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

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

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

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

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

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

inflected form of “strum” — sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

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

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

precisely as stated

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

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

From this reading She started up, thinking her mental prayer was granted, as a servant entered with a card.

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From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

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

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

which person or people

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

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 Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

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

From this reading In Mrs. Major Wheatly's pretty drawing-room in their new house in Golden Row sat Miss Winnie Rose, the governess.

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She is dressed in slight mourning, very simple, as becomes a governess, but fitting the small, light figure with exquisite neatness, and she is counting time for Miss Wheatly, who sits strumming out her music-lesson at the piano.

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

From this reading Mrs. Wheatly lies on a sofa at the window, dawdling over a novel and looking listlessly at the passers-by, and wishing some one would call.