Chapter XXXII · The Storm Gathering

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

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

later than; following

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

anew

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

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

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

fully understood or grasped

From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

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From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.

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

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

the two together, not just one

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

plural of “cramp” — a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

a female human offspring

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

in another and different manner

From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.

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

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

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

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

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 But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

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

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

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

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

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

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

immediately past

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

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 She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

engage in

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

not any; not one

From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

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

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

on one occasion

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

and nothing more

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

sounding as if the nose were pinched

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

plural of “puff” — a short light gust of air

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

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

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.

cut with a saw

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.

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

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

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

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had a settled conviction that the sickness coming on so fast was her last.

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

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It was a severe cold, the doctor said, and there was no danger to be apprehended; but Mrs. Barrett thought differently.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

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

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

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

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

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

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

at the time that

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading It was more than the _cramps_ and the _hypo_ which ailed Mrs. Barrett, though at first it seemed much like both, and after seeing her fall away to sleep, Edith went to her own room without a thought of danger.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading But later in the morning, when she stood again by her mother’s bedside, and saw how pinched her features were, and how old and worn she looked without her teeth and puffs of hair, and how weak and helpless she seemed, she began to feel some alarm and sent for the physician at once.

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

From this reading She had only come to America to die, and Edith would not long be troubled with her, she said, in reproachful tones, which she meant should make her daughter sorry that she had not been more pleased to see her.