Chapter XIV

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

From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

anew

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

Having no one else present.

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

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

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

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

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

marked by care and persistent effort

From this reading Edith had been assiduous in her kindness.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Edith had been assiduous in her kindness.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

a small house with a single story

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

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From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

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From this reading Edith had been assiduous in her kindness.

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From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

showing or representing to advantage

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

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

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

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

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

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

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading Edith had been assiduous in her kindness.

immediately past

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

go away from a place

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

not any; not one

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

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

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

determined

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

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

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

not in physical motion

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."

carry out

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

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

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

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

From this reading Edith insisted, at last, that her poor slave should sleep, and resolved herself to take her place by the bedside.

precisely as stated

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

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

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

which person or people

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Dinah had been with her a part of every day, and had watched with her many nights.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

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

From this reading As it was mentioned in Edith's letter, the old woman who lived at the cottage by the cliff had become very ill, and it was apparent that she would never leave her bed again.

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading "Apart she lived, and still she rests alone: Yon earthly heap awaits no flattering stone."