Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

later than; following

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

(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 The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

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

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

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

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She would not touch her guitar, and seemed to be fretting her life away.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She would not touch her guitar, and seemed to be fretting her life away.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

next to; at the side of

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

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From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

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

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

superlative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

the first light of day

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

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From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

divisible by two

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

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

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

inflected form of “fret” — worry unnecessarily or excessively

From this reading She would not touch her guitar, and seemed to be fretting her life away.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

a young female

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking

From this reading She would not touch her guitar, and seemed to be fretting her life away.

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

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

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

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

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

From this reading IN THE WOODS.

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

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

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 But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading She would not touch her guitar, and seemed to be fretting her life away.

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 But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

information about recent and important events

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

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

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

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

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

on one occasion

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

above and across; more than

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

in an unfortunate way

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

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

From this reading She would not touch her guitar, and seemed to be fretting her life away.

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

From this reading She would not touch her guitar, and seemed to be fretting her life away.

without speaking

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

the act of spending or disbursing money

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

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

From this reading IN THE WOODS.

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

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

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

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading She would not touch her guitar, and seemed to be fretting her life away.

past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

to no avail

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

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

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

in a weary manner

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

showing sorrow

From this reading The poor girl looked much changed, and it was all Catalina and Etta could do to keep her from spending most of her time in weeping silently.

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

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

at the time that

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

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

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading One evening, three days after Etta had heard the news in the hall, Felipa lay wearily on the couch beside the open window, vainly longing to get out and breathe the pure air in what had once been her lovely garden, but which was now sadly trampled over.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading But as when the night is darkest the dawn is near at hand, so the sorrowful prisoners were not left altogether without comfort for long, even though this comfort was in itself a sad one.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading IN THE WOODS.

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

From this reading She would not touch her guitar, and seemed to be fretting her life away.