used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
BrandnounUS /brænd/
a name given to a product or service
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
BrandsnounUS /brændz/
plural of “brand” — a name given to a product or service
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
Chetwode
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From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
dearly loved
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
disturbingadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
FOILEDadjectiveUS /fɔɪld/
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading THE IMPOSTOR FOILED.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/
a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
IMPOSTORnounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːstər/
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading THE IMPOSTOR FOILED.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
knockingnounUS /ˈnɑːkɪŋ/
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
immediately past
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
go away from a place
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
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 The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
lugubriousadjectiveUS /luːˈɡjuːbriəs/
excessively mournful
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
meagrims
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From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
pacingnounUS /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
plaintivelyadverbUS /ˈpleɪntaɪvli/
in a plaintive manner
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IMPOSTOR FOILED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
Walsingham
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From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
Walsingham's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At ten o'clock of the morning Mrs. Chetwode was knocking at Miss Walsingham's bedroom door.
weaklyadverbUS /ˈwiːkli/
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
which person or people
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
but in spite of that
From this reading The housekeeper returned to Colonel Brand, who was pacing about in the gallery, under the long lines of dead Brands, among which was not the face of the latest dead, and informed him with a lugubrious face that Miss Walsingham was wild yet as she had been last night, and seemed afraid to open the door, which was one of her meagrims, poor dear, to have it locked, and her not well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Excuse me, miss, for disturbing you, but the colonel is here, and wishes most particular to see you."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Oh, please leave me alone," answered the young lady from within, weakly and plaintively: "I am ill and can see no one."
