Chapter X

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

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

to or in a foreign country

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

plural of “advance” — a movement forward

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

anew

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

(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 Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

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

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

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

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

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

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

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

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

for the reason that

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

dearly loved

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

not characterized by emotion

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

weakening in force or intensity

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

a state of high honor

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

death of a person

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

to a considerable degree

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

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

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

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

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

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

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

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

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

come together

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

not any; not one

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

above and across; more than

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

on equal terms by payment or requital

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

plural of “russet” — a reddish brown homespun fabric

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

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

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

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

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

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

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

not in physical motion

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

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

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

a large gathering of people

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

a fierce or audacious person

From this reading "Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i' the earth so chilly; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger lily."

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

plural of “tint” — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

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

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

arousing affect

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where is papa?" she asks, meeting one of the servants in the hall.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Hearing he is out, and will not be back for some time, she, too, turns again to the open door, and, as though the house is too small to contain all the thoughts that throng her breast, she walks out into the air again, and passes into the garden, where autumn, though kindly and slow in its advances, is touching everything with the hand of death.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so."--SHAKESPEARE.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading With a sigh she quits her beloved garden, and wanders still! farther abroad into the deep woods that "have put their glory on," and are dressed in tender russets, and sad greens, and fading tints, that meet and melt into each other.