Chapter XVI

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

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading She was our old acquaintance from Edinburgh, and was very superstitious.

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

From this reading She was our old acquaintance from Edinburgh, and was very superstitious.

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

in a state of sleep

From this reading The sick nurse ought not to have been asleep.

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From this reading Long shalt thou wait his awaking."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The sick nurse ought not to have been asleep.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Thinkest thou, that he but sleeps?

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

carefully weighed

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

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

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

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From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth

From this reading She was our old acquaintance from Edinburgh, and was very superstitious.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

set up or found

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

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

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The sick nurse ought not to have been asleep.

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

From this reading "Thinkest thou, that he but sleeps?

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

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

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

From this reading Long shalt thou wait his awaking."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

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 Long shalt thou wait his awaking."

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The sick nurse ought not to have been asleep.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading The sick nurse ought not to have been asleep.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

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

From this reading She was our old acquaintance from Edinburgh, and was very superstitious.

and nothing more

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading The sick nurse ought not to have been asleep.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading She was our old acquaintance from Edinburgh, and was very superstitious.

unusual or striking

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading Long shalt thou wait his awaking."

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

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

the act of closing something

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading The sick nurse ought not to have been asleep.

plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading "Thinkest thou, that he but sleeps?

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

From this reading She was our old acquaintance from Edinburgh, and was very superstitious.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Thinkest thou, that he but sleeps?

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

From this reading The sick nurse ought not to have been asleep.

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From this reading "Thinkest thou, that he but sleeps?

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading "Thinkest thou, that he but sleeps?

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

From this reading The sick nurse ought not to have been asleep.

precisely as stated

From this reading She was our old acquaintance from Edinburgh, and was very superstitious.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Long shalt thou wait his awaking."

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

From this reading She was our old acquaintance from Edinburgh, and was very superstitious.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

at the time that

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet it appears that she certainly must have slept; for when the sound of something like a door shutting made her start forward from the deep, high back, of her easy-chair, she found, not only that her eyes had been shut, but that she had dreamed, what she considered a most remarkable dream.