Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

anew

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

(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 Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

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

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

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

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

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

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She had left the room a girl; she came back to it a woman.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

the act of burning something

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

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

From this reading She had left the room a girl; she came back to it a woman.

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In her heart, she had tried this more than once: she knew she could not, would not ever do it, or even try to do it, again.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

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

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading In her heart, she had tried this more than once: she knew she could not, would not ever do it, or even try to do it, again.

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

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

divisible by two

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

at any time

From this reading In her heart, she had tried this more than once: she knew she could not, would not ever do it, or even try to do it, again.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

the organ of sight

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

a young female

From this reading She had left the room a girl; she came back to it a woman.

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

From this reading She had left the room a girl; she came back to it a woman.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

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

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

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

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

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

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had left the room a girl; she came back to it a woman.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

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 She had left the room a girl; she came back to it a woman.

held dear

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In her heart, she had tried this more than once: she knew she could not, would not ever do it, or even try to do it, again.

possessive form of “nan” — your grandmother

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

on one occasion

From this reading In her heart, she had tried this more than once: she knew she could not, would not ever do it, or even try to do it, again.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

bound by or as if by an oath

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

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

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

avoiding detection by moving carefully

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In her heart, she had tried this more than once: she knew she could not, would not ever do it, or even try to do it, again.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

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

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

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

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

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

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

past form of “tiptoe” — walk on one's toes

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

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

From this reading She had left the room a girl; she came back to it a woman.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading In her heart, she had tried this more than once: she knew she could not, would not ever do it, or even try to do it, again.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading In her heart, she had tried this more than once: she knew she could not, would not ever do it, or even try to do it, again.

possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

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

From this reading Sleep she did not expect or even ask for; the night was all too short to think of those tense, fearful moments that had pledged her to her lover.

at the time that

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading DANGER With never such apprehension, never such stealth, never so heavy a secret, so sensible a burning in cheek and eye, as when she tiptoed into her uncle's room at midnight, Nan's heart beat as the wings of a bird beat from the broken door of a cage into a forbidden sky of happiness.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She had left the room a girl; she came back to it a woman.

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

From this reading When the anxieties of her situation overwhelmed her, as they would again and again, she felt herself in the arms of this strange, resolute man whom all her own hated and whom she knew she already loved beyond all power to put away.