used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then, before speaking, she took out her spectacles and polished them and put them on.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
emphasisnounUS /ˈemfəsəs/
special importance or significance
From this reading It was as if in emphasis of the gravity of the moment.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was so grave that for some moments she was silent.
foxgloves
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From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
death of a person
From this reading She was so grave that for some moments she was silent.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading It was as if in emphasis of the gravity of the moment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if in emphasis of the gravity of the moment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if in emphasis of the gravity of the moment.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
a particular point in time
From this reading It was as if in emphasis of the gravity of the moment.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading She was so grave that for some moments she was silent.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was as if in emphasis of the gravity of the moment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, before speaking, she took out her spectacles and polished them and put them on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then, before speaking, she took out her spectacles and polished them and put them on.
a light shade of red
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading Then, before speaking, she took out her spectacles and polished them and put them on.
Pomfrey's
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From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then, before speaking, she took out her spectacles and polished them and put them on.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She saw him quite well without them.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw him quite well without them.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She was so grave that for some moments she was silent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so grave that for some moments she was silent.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was so grave that for some moments she was silent.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Then, before speaking, she took out her spectacles and polished them and put them on.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Then, before speaking, she took out her spectacles and polished them and put them on.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was so grave that for some moments she was silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, before speaking, she took out her spectacles and polished them and put them on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Then, before speaking, she took out her spectacles and polished them and put them on.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
precisely as stated
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so grave that for some moments she was silent.
(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 She saw him quite well without them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tears now were in his eyes as he brought them back to Mrs. Pomfrey’s, and seated upon the sofa, the pink foxgloves in the Chinese bowl beside her, she looked back at him very gravely.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She saw him quite well without them.
