(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading His resentment now gave way to tenderness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She leaned her head on his shoulder and sobbed hysterically.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
hystericallyadverbUS /ˌhɪˈsterɪkli/
in a hysterical manner
From this reading She leaned her head on his shoulder and sobbed hysterically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She leaned her head on his shoulder and sobbed hysterically.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
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 Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
for more time
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
Louisa
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From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
midwayadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdweɪ/
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
not any; not one
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading His resentment now gave way to tenderness.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She leaned her head on his shoulder and sobbed hysterically.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
quicknessnounUS /ˈkwɪknəs/
skillful performance or ability without difficulty
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading His resentment now gave way to tenderness.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned her head on his shoulder and sobbed hysterically.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading She leaned her head on his shoulder and sobbed hysterically.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading She leaned her head on his shoulder and sobbed hysterically.
be standing; be upright
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading His resentment now gave way to tenderness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
unassistedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈsɪstɪd/
unsupported by other people
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading There was no seat near, he was obliged to support her by an arm round her waist.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Arrived about midway in the long dark walk, Henry at length paused.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His resentment now gave way to tenderness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What with agitation and the quickness of his pace, he seemed himself exhausted, while Louisa, faint with alarm and fatigue, was no longer able to stand unassisted, much less to walk.
