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From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
bedsidenounUS /ˈbedsaɪd/
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
lacking funds
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
cannot
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From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
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 It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
dawnedverbUS /dɔːnd/
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
direfuladjective
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
dismaladjectiveUS /ˈdɪzməl/
causing dejection
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
Ellen
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From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
entreatynounUS /enˈtriːti/
earnest or urgent request
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
ExecutionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
happeningsnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋz/
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
Jane's
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From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
immediately past
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
held dear
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
occurverbUS /əˈkɜːr/
come to pass
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
and nothing more
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
select carefully from a group
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
cut with a saw
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
express in words
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
tiptoeverbUS /ˈtɪptoʊ/
walk on one's toes
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had passed a great part of the night--her last night--in prayer, and it was only at my earnest entreaty that she at length lay down for an hour or two before morning broke.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But my lady's charge is upon me to tell everything exactly as I saw it occur, and so I cannot pick and choose.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
which person or people
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then she slept as sweetly as a little child, and Mistress Ellen and I stole on tiptoe to the bedside to look at her, as those look who will not see the loved face any more.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Jane's Execution The fatal day of the execution dawned at last, and I would that I could draw a veil over its direful happenings.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was February 12, a dull, cold morning, and within the Tower people went about with dismal faces, as well they might, for most were sorry for my poor young mistress.
