Chapter XXII · Waking to Consciousness

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

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From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

next to; at the side of

From this reading Was it a dream—his mother’s tears, upon his face, his mother’s sobs beside him?

plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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 “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

precise; explicit and clearly defined

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

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

From this reading Was it a dream—his mother’s tears, upon his face, his mother’s sobs beside him?

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Was it a dream—his mother’s tears, upon his face, his mother’s sobs beside him?

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

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

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Was it a dream—his mother’s tears, upon his face, his mother’s sobs beside him?

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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 warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

-ing form of “lull” — calm by deception

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Was it a dream—his mother’s tears, upon his face, his mother’s sobs beside him?

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

above and across; more than

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

plural of “phantom” — a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

the act of separating grain from chaff

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition

From this reading Was it a dream—his mother’s tears, upon his face, his mother’s sobs beside him?

with low volume

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

not in physical motion

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading Was it a dream—his mother’s tears, upon his face, his mother’s sobs beside him?

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

at the time that

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

in or at the place that

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

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

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading “I must have been sick,” he whispered, and pressing his hand to his head, he tried to recall and form into some definite shape the events which had seemed, and which seemed to him still, like so many phantoms of the brain.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The warm still days of September were gone and a wild October storm was dying out in a gentle shower, when Hugh awoke from the sleep which had so long hung over him, and listened, with a vague kind of delicious happiness, to the lulling music of the rain falling so softly upon the window sill, and sifting through the long boughs of the trees, visible from where he lay.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading Gazing about him in a maze of perplexity, he wondered what had happened, or where he could be.

the words that are spoken

From this reading Was it a dream that _Adah_ had bent over him with words of tenderness, praying for him that he might not die, as he was sure he had heard her?