Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

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

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading “Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit.”--JUVENAL.

later than; following

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

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

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

strike violently

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

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From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

of short duration or distance

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

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From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

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

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

in an artful manner

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

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

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

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

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

make void or empty of contents

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

the act of escaping physically

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

From this reading “Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit.”--JUVENAL.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

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From this reading “Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit.”--JUVENAL.

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

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From this reading “Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit.”--JUVENAL.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

in a gradual manner

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

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

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

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

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

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

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

(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 was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

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

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

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From this reading “Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit.”--JUVENAL.

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

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

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

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)

From this reading “Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit.”--JUVENAL.

immediately past

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

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From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

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

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

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From this reading “Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit.”--JUVENAL.

the force of workers available

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

as might be expected

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

without a sound

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

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From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

plural of “raise” — the amount a salary is increased

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

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From this reading “Ex humili magna ad fastigia rerum Extollit.”--JUVENAL.

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

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

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

move hurridly

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

cut with a saw

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

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

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

having your attention fixated as though by a spell

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

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

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

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

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

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

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

communicated in words

From this reading was her astonishment in hearing a name uttered that spell-bound her--the last name she could have expected to hear; for Lilburne, the instant he saw Beaufort, pale, haggard, agitated, rush into the room, and bang the door after

precisely as stated

From this reading [Fortune raises men from low estate to the very summit of prosperity.]

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

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

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

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading After a brief breathing pause, she crept noiselessly down the stairs, and gently opened the door; and at the very instant she did so, Robert Beaufort entered from the other door; she drew back in terror, when, what

at the time that

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading When Harriet had quitted Fanny, the waiting-woman, craftily wishing to lure her into Lilburne’s presence, had told her that the room below was empty; and the captive’s mind naturally and instantly seized on the thought of escape.