Chapter XVII

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

later than; following

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

how long something has existed

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

(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 There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

in addition

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

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

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

expected hopefully

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

with self-possession (especially in times of stress)

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

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

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

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

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

every person

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

opinion or judgment

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

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

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

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

From this reading Now she, thank God, had nothing to reproach herself with!

exceedingly bad

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

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From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

immediately past

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

in the recent past

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

found in the ordinary course of events

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Now she, thank God, had nothing to reproach herself with!

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

From this reading Now she, thank God, had nothing to reproach herself with!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading Now she, thank God, had nothing to reproach herself with!

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

being seven more than seventy

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

plural of “snowflake” — a crystal of snow

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

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From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

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From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading Now she, thank God, had nothing to reproach herself with!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

a special situation

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

precisely as stated

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

a vivid mental image

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

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

From this reading Not everybody lived to be so old as Mamma or Mr. Takma; and she, after all, was seventy-seven: wasn't that a fine age?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Her life had gone on calmly, day after day, without a husband, or children, or mundane ties, but also without any great sorrow.

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

From this reading There was a cold wind, with whirling snowflakes, and Aunt Stefanie de Laders had not at first intended to go out: she had a cough and lately had not been feeling at all the thing; she feared that this winter would be her last.

but in spite of that

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But she did not want to die yet, for she had always been very much afraid of death, always carried a horrid vision of Hell before her eyes: you could never know what awaited you, however good and religious you might have been, serving God properly.