Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

the state of being absent

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

in addition

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

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

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

eagerly desirous

From this reading She hurried her steps, anxious to take the first turning which would lead to the Embankment.

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

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

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

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

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From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading She must go home, that was her first thought.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She must go home, that was her first thought.

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

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

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

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

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

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

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She must go home, that was her first thought.

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading She hurried her steps, anxious to take the first turning which would lead to the Embankment.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading She hurried her steps, anxious to take the first turning which would lead to the Embankment.

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

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

-ing form of “oppress” — come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

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

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

make square

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading She hurried her steps, anxious to take the first turning which would lead to the Embankment.

not in physical motion

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

carry out

From this reading She hurried her steps, anxious to take the first turning which would lead to the Embankment.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

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

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

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

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

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

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading She hurried her steps, anxious to take the first turning which would lead to the Embankment.

lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

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

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

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

From this reading She hurried her steps, anxious to take the first turning which would lead to the Embankment.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading DAN'S WIFE Charlotte watched Wilson out of the square, then she slowly followed him.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

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

From this reading But she remembered that the carriage must be waiting for her on the Embankment, also that her father--she gasped a little as the thought of her father came to her--that her father would have returned from the city; that he might ask for her, and would wonder and grow uneasy at her absence.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading The numbness of that dead youth was still oppressing her heart and brain.