Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

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From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

(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 At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

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

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

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

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

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

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

in a proud and domineering manner

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

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

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

let fall to the ground

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

divisible by two

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

at any time

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

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

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

start firing a weapon

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace)

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

a long, loose outer garment

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

destroyed or killed

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

arranged into groups

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

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

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

only a very short time before

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

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

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

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

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

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

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

befitting a woman of good breeding

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

immediately past

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

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

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

straightened out

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

come together

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

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

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

above and across; more than

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

in a pretty manner

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

with pride; in a proud manner

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

lacking in magnitude or quantity

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

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

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

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

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

being very thin

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

(used as an intensifier) extremely well

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading So I slipped in a corner, my hands and feet cold with excitement, for I think every drop of blood in my body had gone to my head, and my heart beat so hardly that it even pained me.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

up to a particular time

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Then the door opened and Alicia--for so I was used to hearing her called, nor did I ever think of her as my aunt in my own mind--came in, and a little in the rear my tall, dark uncle.

precisely as stated

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

exhausted

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

(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 At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

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

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

at the time that

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

in or at the place that

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

during the time that

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

a Caucasian

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.

which person or people

From this reading She came proudly forward to the fire and stood there superbly while she loosened her cloak, nor did she see me at all at first, but nodded, a little disdainfully, it seemed, to Mrs. Montressor and my aunts, who were grouped about the drawing-room door, very ladylike and quiet.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading At last came the day when my Uncle Hugh and his wife were expected home--though not until my scanty patience was well nigh wearied out--and we were all assembled to meet them in the great hall, where a ruddy firelight was gleaming.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My Aunt Frances had dressed me in my best white frock and my crimson sash, with much lamenting over my skinny neck and arms, and bade me behave prettily, as became my bringing up.