Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

later than; following

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

anew

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

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From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

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

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading It is this:--"There was a bright, beautiful butterfly that was about to die.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

flutter like a butterfly

From this reading It is this:--"There was a bright, beautiful butterfly that was about to die.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

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

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading It is this:--"There was a bright, beautiful butterfly that was about to die.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

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

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

lacking spirit or liveliness

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

lacking zest or vivacity

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

informal terms for money

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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 It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

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From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

many times at short intervals

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

above and across; more than

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

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

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

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From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

carry out

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading She was not afraid to die; and, when she grew so languid that her little feet lost the power to take her to the Sunday-school, Miss Mason and Alice and the kind minister came often to talk to her of her approaching joy.

express in words

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

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

From this reading It is this:--"There was a bright, beautiful butterfly that was about to die.

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading There was one beautiful little story that the minister used to tell her over and over again, she liked it so much.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

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

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

at the time that

From this reading It was not very long after the children learned to look away from earth to the blest abode beyond the skies, when Lolly began to droop and grow weak and listless; and, although her parents and Maddie thought it was but a trifling illness, she herself felt that her Father was about to call her home.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I do not know whether he made it, or whether he got it from some book; but I want to tell it to you, for I like it as well as Lolly did.