Adeline's
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From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading And as he was afraid to be left alone Anne sat with him.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading And as he was afraid to be left alone Anne sat with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
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 brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He lay or sat still, shivering every now and then as he remembered or imagined some horror.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
beefnounUS /biːf/
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
Benger's
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From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
crouchingverbUS /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
intense and profound fear
From this reading He lay or sat still, shivering every now and then as he remembered or imagined some horror.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading He lay or sat still, shivering every now and then as he remembered or imagined some horror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And as he was afraid to be left alone Anne sat with him.
a room where books are kept
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
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 On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
not any; not one
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He lay or sat still, shivering every now and then as he remembered or imagined some horror.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He lay or sat still, shivering every now and then as he remembered or imagined some horror.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
shiveringnounUS /ˈʃɪvərɪŋ/
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading He lay or sat still, shivering every now and then as he remembered or imagined some horror.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He lay or sat still, shivering every now and then as he remembered or imagined some horror.
not in physical motion
From this reading He lay or sat still, shivering every now and then as he remembered or imagined some horror.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
terracenounUS /ˈterəs/
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He lay or sat still, shivering every now and then as he remembered or imagined some horror.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Anne brought him milk or beef tea or Benger's Food every two hours.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading On fine warm days he lay out on the terrace on Adeline's long chair; on wet days he lay on the couch in the library, or sat crouching over the fire.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He was content to be waited on; he had no will to move, no desire to get up and do things for himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And as he was afraid to be left alone Anne sat with him.
