Chapter XVII

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

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

later than; following

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

(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 "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

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

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

in a courageous manner

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

reveal in private; tell confidentially

From this reading Ruthy, will you confide in me?"

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "Yes; but about this little heart.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

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

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

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

From this reading Ruthy, will you confide in me?"

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

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

immediately past

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

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

From this reading "Yes; but about this little heart.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

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

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

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

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

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

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

and nothing more

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

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

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

a general conscious awareness

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

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

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

make a strenuous or labored effort

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

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

From this reading "Yes; but about this little heart.

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

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

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

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Ruthy, will you confide in me?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading There was a pause, for it cost Marie a bitter struggle to utter that one word with a smile, but she spoke it bravely at last, and there was a sense of relief after it was said:

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes; but about this little heart.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh, I am only too glad to come and see you sometimes!"

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "Quite," Then, after another pause: "Lord Henry is all that is tender and good to me; and now, Ruthy, about yourself?"