Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading What has become of him?”

offering little or no hope

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

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

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

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 She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading What is he doing?

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

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What has become of him?”

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

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

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

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading What has become of him?”

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading Where is he now?

immediately past

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

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 recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading Where is he now?

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

on one occasion

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

freed from illness or injury

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

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

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

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

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

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

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

communicated in words

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

a vivid mental image

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

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

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is he doing?

at the time that

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

in or at the place that

From this reading She recovered almost at once; but thus, through the darkness, bleak and cold, she had like a vision of her husband; and, throwing herself back, “O great heavens!” she uttered, “where did he go when he left us?

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Crushed by this last scene, she was choking; and her children had to carry her to the open window.