Chapter XXXVIII

-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

(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 It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

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

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

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 Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

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From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

to a faint degree or weakly perceived

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

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

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

the act of retaining something

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

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

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

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 They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

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

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

any competition

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

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

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)

From this reading RETRIBUTION.

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

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

reflecting optimism

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

cut with a saw

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

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

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

lacking sight

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

temporarily incapable of speaking

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

not in physical motion

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

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From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

plural of “streak” — an unbroken series of events

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

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

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading They had carried him from the adjoining room, speechless and sightless, and so he had remained through the long hours of the night.

inflected form of “undergo” — pass through

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

precisely as stated

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

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

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

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

From this reading Lady Despard and Lord Cecil stood beside the marquis’ bed, at which, still holding the hand now slowly growing cold, Doris knelt.

a Caucasian

From this reading It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

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

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.

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 It was morning now, and white and weary with all she had undergone, Doris saw the rosy streaks faintly penetrating the window shutters.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Death, whom the old man, with the stubborn obstinacy of the Stoyle race, had hitherto kept at bay, was drawing near, very near.