Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

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

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

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

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

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

From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

confusion resulting from failure to understand

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

superlative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.

the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

to double the degree

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.

set up or found

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

a gay feeling

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

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

From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall go."

the act of departing

From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

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

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

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

From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.

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

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

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

From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall go."

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From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

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

From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.

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

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

staying power

From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

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

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

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

From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

above and across; more than

From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall go."

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

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

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

From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

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

From this reading She sat in her empty box, with her legs dangling over the side.

marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "I'm not sure that I shall go."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

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

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

a special situation

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

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

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

the day after today

From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.

at the time that

From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

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

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The next day had its own bewilderment and confusion, and Helen learnt that high tragedy is not blackest gloom but a thing patched and streaked with painful brightness, and she found herself capable of a gaiety which made Miriam doubly reproachful.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And you shouldn't be like it now, when I'm going away tomorrow."

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

From this reading "You've never been like this before," she said, "and we might have had such fun.