aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
in the past
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
(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 Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
Clive's
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From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading Then, closing her heavy eyelids, she endeavors to woo sleep to her weary pillow.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
dismissesverbUS /dɪˈsmɪsɪz/
third-person singular of “dismiss” — bar from attention or consideration
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
disrobed
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From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
dressing-room
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From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
endeavorsnounUS /ɪnˈdevərz/
plural of “endeavor” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Then, closing her heavy eyelids, she endeavors to woo sleep to her weary pillow.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
entombmentnounUS /ɪnˈtuːmmənt/
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
eyelidsnounUS /ˈaɪlɪdz/
plural of “eyelid” — either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
From this reading Then, closing her heavy eyelids, she endeavors to woo sleep to her weary pillow.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
flittingverbUS /ˈflɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “flit” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
half-lightnoun
a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
heaveverbUS /hiːv/
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Then, closing her heavy eyelids, she endeavors to woo sleep to her weary pillow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
imaginativeadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənətɪv/
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
lashesnounUS /ˈlæʃɪz/
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
loweredadjectiveUS /ˈloʊərd/
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
a female domestic
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Then, closing her heavy eyelids, she endeavors to woo sleep to her weary pillow.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
revivedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvd/
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
sensitiveadjectiveUS /ˈsensətɪv/
responsive to physical stimuli
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
shieldingnounUS /ˈʃiːldɪŋ/
the act of shielding from harm
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
sighsnounUS /saɪz/
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Then, closing her heavy eyelids, she endeavors to woo sleep to her weary pillow.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, closing her heavy eyelids, she endeavors to woo sleep to her weary pillow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
to-morrow's
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From this reading Having disrobed and retired, she dismisses her maid to the dressing-room to complete the packing for to-morrow's flitting.
tossedverbUS /tɔːst/
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
not known
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
Vera
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From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading Sadly and wearily enough Lady Vera goes to her room and her couch that night.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Then, closing her heavy eyelids, she endeavors to woo sleep to her weary pillow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Strange, shuddering sighs heave the fair breast as she lies there in the dim, half-light of the lowered lamp, with her fair arms tossed above her golden head, and the dark lashes drooping against the pale and lovely cheeks.
wooverbUS /wuː/
seek someone's favor
From this reading Then, closing her heavy eyelids, she endeavors to woo sleep to her weary pillow.
a late time of life
From this reading Sir Harry Clive's conversation has revived in her sensitive, imaginative mind all her horror of that strange, living entombment through which she has passed years ago, all unknown to herself by reason of her father's tender, shielding love.
