Chapter XX

later than; following

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

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

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

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

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

possessive form of “butcher” — a retailer of meat

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

the overhead upper surface of a covered space

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

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

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

demanding attention

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

plural of “current” — a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

the occurrence of a change for the worse

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

without doubt; certainly

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

divisible by two

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

past form of “ferment” — be in an agitated or excited state

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

nervous and unable to relax

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

in a gradual manner

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

(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 Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

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

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

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

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

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

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

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

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

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 Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

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 The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

held dear

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

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

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

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

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

not any; not one

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

and nothing more

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

by chance

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

a state of acute pain

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

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

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

mixed with water

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

up to a particular time

From this reading Day after day I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling till night blotted it out.

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

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

forceful exertion

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

From this reading Certain it was that my thinned blood was growing gradually warmer, and its currents flowed with slightly increasing vigour day by day.

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

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

at the time that

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

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

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

-ing form of “whimper” — cry weakly or softly

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

which person or people

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was no strength left in me, body or mind; and, perhaps for that reason, my suffering was too feeble to waste what was left of me, for I had not even the strength of the fretful who do damage themselves with every grimace.

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

From this reading Then, stunned and exhausted, I would lie in the dark, crying in my weakness, whimpering for those I loved who had left me here alone.

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.

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From this reading The fever, which had come only partly from my wounds, had doubtless been long in me, and had fermented my blood as the opportunity offered when Wraxall nigh drained my every vein with his butcher's blade.