Chapter VI

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

From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

be present or associated with an event or entity

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany 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 She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She had not left the little room at all.

the act of overcoming or outdoing

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

in a civil manner

From this reading On the first day she had been put off civilly enough.

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On the first day she had been put off civilly enough.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

open to doubt or suspicion

From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

any strong feeling

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading On the first day she had been put off civilly enough.

apart from; not including

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading On the first day she had been put off civilly enough.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

only a very short time before

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

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

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees

From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading She had not left the little room at all.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading She had not left the little room at all.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

engage in

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

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

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

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From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading On the first day she had been put off civilly enough.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the first day she had been put off civilly enough.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading On the first day she had been put off civilly enough.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807)

From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading She had not left the little room at all.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

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

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

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

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading She had not left the little room at all.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

without awareness

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

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

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

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

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.

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 A DOUBTFUL SAFETY Mlle de Rochambeau knelt by her open window.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading She had been praying, but for a long time her lips had not moved, and now it seemed as if their numbness had invaded her heart, and lay there deadening fear, emotion, sorrow, all,—all except that heavy beating, to which she listened half unconsciously, as though it were a sound from some world which hardly concerned her.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Rest a little, Ma’mselle, rest a little; to-morrow I will make my sister a little visit, and you shall accompany me.