Chapter XIV

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

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

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

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

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From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

in bodily form

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In her delirium Sophy called wildly to Mammy Green to save and hide her.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

an occurrence of something

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

the time of person's life when they are a child

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

indicating a lack of maturity

From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

state of violent mental agitation

From this reading In her delirium Sophy called wildly to Mammy Green to save and hide her.

without deviation

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading ENJOYING THE SPOILS.

divisible by two

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

at any time

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading In her delirium Sophy called wildly to Mammy Green to save and hide her.

(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

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

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading In her delirium Sophy called wildly to Mammy Green to save and hide her.

in a hopeless manner

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

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

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

knowledge and intellectual ability

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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 For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

From this reading In her delirium Sophy called wildly to Mammy Green to save and hide her.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

in a plaintive manner

From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

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From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

get or find back; recover the use of

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

except for; apart from

From this reading In her delirium Sophy called wildly to Mammy Green to save and hide her.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

ruined or disrupted

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

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From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

plural of “spoil” — (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

From this reading ENJOYING THE SPOILS.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

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

From this reading ENJOYING THE SPOILS.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading She plaintively recalled her childish days, and besought her, for the sake of their love in those times, to shelter and protect her.

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

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

inflected form of “undergo” — pass through

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

communicated in words

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

precisely as stated

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

at the time that

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

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

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

which person or people

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree

From this reading In her delirium Sophy called wildly to Mammy Green to save and hide her.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I do not know how I should ever have supported the responsibility and anxiety of that week's watching, had it not been that on the second day of her illness Sophy uttered, in her ravings, a name which I remembered directly I heard it as that of the woman who had brought her up in childhood, and with whom she had stayed for some days when she first came down to Sturry.

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

From this reading For a long week Sophy Gregory lay between life and death, and the doctors who attended her thought very badly of her case, and doubted much whether--even if, contrary to their expectation, she should ever recover from her illness, and regain her bodily strength--her intellect would not be hopelessly shattered from the effect of the terrible strain it had undergone.