Chapter XVIII · One Day in Hampstead

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

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

(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 She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

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

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.

a finely woven white linen

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

made or joined or united into one

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

put on clothes

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

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From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

at any time

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

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From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.

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

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

only a very short time before

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.

one who suffers for the sake of principle

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Miss Rossiter was not present.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Miss Rossiter was not present.

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

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Miss Rossiter was not present.

-ing form of “resent” — feel bitter or indignant about

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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From this reading Miss Rossiter was not present.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

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

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

a state of acute pain

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

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

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Alice’s hair had gone down a story or two, and was arranged as nearly as possible like Mrs. Schuyler’s.

precisely as stated

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

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

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

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

From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She had not slept at all for thinking of poor Emily, she said, and was suffering from the combined effects of brandy and morphine and headache, and had her coffee in her room, and felt as if she was resenting something, she hardly knew what, and that if ever there was a martyr she was one now.

at the time that

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

a Caucasian

From this reading Edith was very sweet and beautiful in her white cambric dress when she descended to the breakfast-room next morning, and took her seat at the table.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The young ladies, however, were all present, and looking very bright and cheerful as they bade Edith good-morning.