Chapter VI

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT DEAD OF NIGHT.

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actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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

From this reading AT DEAD OF NIGHT.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

third-person singular of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

divisible by two

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

opinion or judgment

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

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

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

a long fixed look

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

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

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

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

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

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

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

a device that requires skill for proper use

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading W. J. BENNERS, JR.

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading W. J. BENNERS, JR.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

relating to or characteristic of mysticism

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading AT DEAD OF NIGHT.

not any; not one

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AT DEAD OF NIGHT.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

the property of being close together

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

free from harm or evil

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

lacking sight

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

not starry; having no stars or starlike objects

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

not in physical motion

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading W. J. BENNERS, JR.

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

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

a Caucasian

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.