Chapter XIV

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

later than; following

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

(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 Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

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

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

not according to nature; not by natural means

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

make calm or still

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

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

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

excessively

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

possessive form of “edward” — King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

at any time

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

a young female

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

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

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

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

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

of a dreadful kind

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

ten 10s

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

and nothing more

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

fasten with a latch

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

in order that something should not happen

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

raise from a lower to a higher position

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

held up in the air

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

a particular point in time

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

not any; not one

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

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

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

above and across; more than

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

the sound of a bell ringing

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

marked by absence of sound

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

term of address for a man

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

required or under orders

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

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

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

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

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

precisely as stated

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

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

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

at the time that

From this reading She heard the latch of the gate lifted a hundred times in the day, when, alas, there was no one near to lift the latch.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

which person or people

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading And these two evenings the light came early into Sir Edward's window, and glared cruelly over the trees.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

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

From this reading Any girl of Winifred Seton's impetuous character, who has ever been left in such a position on the very eve of the telling of that love-tale, which had been all but told for several weeks past, but now seemed suddenly and artificially arrested just at the moment of utterance--will be able to form some idea of Winnie's feelings during this dreadful interval.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

but in spite of that

From this reading She was afraid to go out for an instant, lest in that instant "they" should come; her brain was ringing with supposed sounds of footsteps and echoes of voices, and yet the road lay horribly calm and silent behind the garden hedge, with no passengers upon it.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading And after this neither Sir Edward nor his young friend appeared for two whole days.