Chapter XXV

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

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

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From this reading Ah, had she been here now, she would have listened to her cries; she would have carried her in her arms to the fountain.

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

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Ah, had she been here now, she would have listened to her cries; she would have carried her in her arms to the fountain.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WINGS AT LAST.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

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

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

reduced in size or pulled together

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading Ah, had she been here now, she would have listened to her cries; she would have carried her in her arms to the fountain.

dearly loved

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

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

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

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From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

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From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading Ah, had she been here now, she would have listened to her cries; she would have carried her in her arms to the fountain.

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

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

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

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Ah, had she been here now, she would have listened to her cries; she would have carried her in her arms to the fountain.

to a considerable degree

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

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

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Ah, had she been here now, she would have listened to her cries; she would have carried her in her arms to the fountain.

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

From this reading Ah, had she been here now, she would have listened to her cries; she would have carried her in her arms to the fountain.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

immediately past

From this reading WINGS AT LAST.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

the state of being alone in solitary isolation

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

a particular point in time

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

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

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

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

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

and nothing more

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

above and across; more than

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

go across or through

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

absentminded dreaming while awake

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

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

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

moving very fast

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

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

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

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

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

up to a particular time

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

precisely as stated

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Violet waited and listened until the last sound of Evelina's footsteps had died away, and then she fell into a sudden reverie.

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

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

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

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

which person or people

From this reading A sudden sense of great loneliness had come over her, and with it a swift remembrance of her dear mother, the mother who had been carried out through that very door by which Evelina had that moment passed out, and who had never returned to her any more.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading WINGS AT LAST.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her eyes remained fixed on the rails at the foot of her bed, and she neither moved nor spoke--only now and then a little shiver seemed to pass over her, and she sighed heavily, and her eyebrows were contracted with pain.

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

From this reading Ah, had she been here now, she would have listened to her cries; she would have carried her in her arms to the fountain.