Chapter XXXVI

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

react verbally

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

next to; at the side of

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

shining intensely

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

cause to be bored

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading L. E. LANDON.

unmoved by feeling

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

divisible by two

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

to a considerable degree

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

supporting yourself on your knees

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading L. E. LANDON.

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From this reading L. E. LANDON.

plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.

held dear

From this reading SHE LOVED MUCH.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading SHE LOVED MUCH.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

not any; not one

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.

abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

plural of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

shake with fast, tremulous movements

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

on the contrary

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

show a response or a reaction to something

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

have in common; held or experienced in common

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

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

From this reading SHE LOVED MUCH.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

a person who is owned by someone

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

walk heavily

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

not in physical motion

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

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From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

having come into contact

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Mrs. Chainey and the two physicians looked on in the tenderest compassion.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

nonexistent

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

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

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

at the time that

From this reading She was kneeling by his couch--she was gazing through her blinding tears upon that pallid, emotionless face, as still now as though it already bore the stamp of death; her hand touched his, but it did not respond to her passionate pressure, and when she called his name, there was no answer--not even a quiver of the dark, curling lashes lying so heavily against the marble-white cheek.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.

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

From this reading I would have rather been a slave In tears, in bondage, by his side, Than shared in all, if wanting him, This world had power to give beside.