Chapter XXXII

anew

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

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From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

eagerly desirous

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

the act of burning something

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

extreme fatigue

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

set up or found

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

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

From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

supporting yourself on your knees

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

in motion

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

a brief written record

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

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From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

above and across; more than

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

past form of “rack” — go at a rack

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

in a reproving or reproachful manner

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

in a restless manner

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

except for; apart from

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

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

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

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

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

with low volume

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

not in physical motion

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

carry out

From this reading “And he said I was to take care of you.”

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

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

From this reading Bessie bent over her and softly drew the long hair from her face, which was burning hot.

a Caucasian

From this reading Bessie took the note up to Olivia’s room, and found her still kneeling beside the bed, her arms stretched out upon the white coverlid in utter exhaustion; and yet the hands were moving to and fro restlessly, as if the brain were racked by anxious thought.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.

but in spite of that

From this reading “WE SHALL SAVE HIM YET.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Ah, miss, you will be ill again!” she said, reproachfully.