Chapter XXVII · A Young Heroine

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

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a church associated with a monastery or convent

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

in an alternating sequence or position

From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

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

From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

subject to appointment

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

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

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a long chair; for reclining

From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.

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 A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

weak from exhaustion

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.

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From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

in a faint and feeble manner

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

go or come after and bring or take back

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

set up or found

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

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

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

occurring every hour or payable by the hour

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

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

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

provided with artificial light

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

a quantity of no importance

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

on one occasion

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

and nothing more

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

above and across; more than

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

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

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

not often

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

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

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

unhealthy looking

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

express in words

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

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

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

a special situation

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

up to a particular time

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

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

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.

pass through

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

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

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

plural of “watcher” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading A lamp faint lit the cell, Feebly upon her iron bed, Feebly upon her drooping head, Its sickly quiverings fell: The silent watchers sat apart, What passed in that poor bleeding heart Their cold hearts naught could tell.—_Michell._ The first thing Malcolm Montrose did the next morning was to go over to Allworth Abbey to fetch the small sky-terrier that had been Eudora’s only pet.

in or at the place that

From this reading He found the poor little creature rambling disconsolately about the grounds, where the servants told him she always wandered, as if in search of her lost mistress.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

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

From this reading He was admitted at once to the condemned cell, where he found Eudora reclining upon the bed, from which she seldom now arose, for her strength seemed hourly waning, and it was a question whether she could survive till the day appointed for the execution, to undergo the sentence of the law.

which person or people

From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He took her with him in the chaise and drove to the prison.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was attended by the stern-faced woman who alternately, with Mrs. Barton, kept guard over the prisoner.