Chapter I · Chapter 1

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

anew

From this reading Anne Severn had come again to the Fieldings.

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

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading Anne Severn had come again to the Fieldings.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

for the reason that

From this reading This time it was because her mother was dead.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Anne Severn had come again to the Fieldings.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading This time it was because her mother was dead.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading "Fancy," they said, "her remembering."

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From this reading Anne Severn had come again to the Fieldings.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

a long, loose outer garment

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

destroyed or killed

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

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

From this reading Anne Severn had come again to the Fieldings.

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

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

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

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

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

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

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

From this reading This time it was because her mother was dead.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

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

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading This time it was because her mother was dead.

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

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

apprehended with certainty

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading This time it was because her mother was dead.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

From this reading "Fancy," they said, "her remembering."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Fancy," they said, "her remembering."

cut with a saw

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay

From this reading Anne Severn had come again to the Fieldings.

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

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

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

From this reading Anne Severn had come again to the Fieldings.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

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

From this reading "Fancy," they said, "her remembering."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This time it was because her mother was dead.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading This time it was because her mother was dead.

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

From this reading Anne Severn had come again to the Fieldings.

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

From this reading This time it was because her mother was dead.

at the time that

From this reading And Jerrold had put his head in at the door and gone out again when he saw her there in her black frock; and somehow she had known he was afraid to come in because her mother was dead.

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

From this reading She hadn't been in the house five minutes before she asked "Where's Jerrold?"