Chapter VIII · After Thirteen Years

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

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

the state of being absent

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

later than; following

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

(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 All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

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

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

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

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

a man who has never been married

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

only a very short time before

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

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From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

favorite

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

of short duration or distance

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

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From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

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From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

a social unit living together

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

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From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

death of a person

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

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

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

joyously unrestrained

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

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

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

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

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

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

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

a boy or man

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

immediately past

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

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 All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

used to form the superlative

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

a form of address for a man

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

reduced in size as by squeezing together

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

a quantity of no importance

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

not any; not one

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

throughout a period of time

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That brief letter from John Dinsmore created no end of excitement at Blackheath Hall.

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

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

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

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

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

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

except for; apart from

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

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

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

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

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

from a time in the past until now

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

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

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

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

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

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

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

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

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

having a hemispherical vault or dome

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

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

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

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

From this reading All the old family servants were startled out of the lethargy into which they had fallen during the long years since a master had been at the old hall to rule them--most of them but barely recalled the owner, Mr. George Dinsmore, a bachelor, and the most extensive plantation owner in all Louisiana.

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

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

in the company of; together with

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “It is so wide, this great world vaulted o’er By the blue sky clasping dark shore to shore, It is too wide--it is too wide for me!

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

From this reading Would God that it were narrowed to a grave, And I slept quiet, naught hid with me save The love that was too great--too great for me.”

a late time of life

From this reading After an absence of five-and-twenty years the heir, whom she well remembered as a handsome, high-spirited, blue-eyed lad, was coming home at last.