Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

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

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

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

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

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

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

at or toward the back of something

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

cause to be bored

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

a creation of the highest excellence

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

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 She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

past form of “conceive” — have the idea for

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

plural of “curl” — a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

on a floor below

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

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

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

a young female

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

the act of departing

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

an established custom

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

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

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

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 "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

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

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

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

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

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

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

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

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

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

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

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

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

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

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

and nothing more

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

go away from a place

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

a room where books are kept

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

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 "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

for more time

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

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

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

a form of address for a man

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

the back side of the neck

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

above and across; more than

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

in a regular manner

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

in secrecy; not openly

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

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

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

express a supposition

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

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

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

in a thoughtful manner

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

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

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

in the direction of

From this reading She had conceived a strong fancy to the girl, who secretly shrank from her, and bore herself toward her in a cold and distant manner.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "I suppose," observed the real Elsie Marley thoughtfully, drawing one of her long curls over her shoulder, "that if I'm going to be at the library regularly, I'd better put up my hair?"

which person or people

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading She addressed Mr. Middleton, but his wife, who had of late fallen into the habit of sitting downstairs in the evening, replied.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading "Let her leave it as it is a little longer, Milly," her husband pleaded, "for it's just as her mother wore hers."

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

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh, Elsie, love, it would be sweet to do it sort of _Grecian_," she cried in her sentimental fashion, "with a classic knot at the nape of your neck, and little curls hanging down behind your ears."