Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

react verbally

From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.

replying

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

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

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

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

From this reading I did not expect this."

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

any strong feeling

From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading I did not expect this."

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

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

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.

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

From this reading I did not expect this."

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

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

not subject to the control of the will

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

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

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

a particular point in time

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

not any; not one

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I did not expect this."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

above and across; more than

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

returning to health after illness or debility

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

a mild rebuke or criticism

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

precisely, exactly

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

a thing, without saying which

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

the act of changing one thing or position for another

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

carry out

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

in or at that place or location

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

a special situation

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading I did not expect this."

timid by nature or revealing timidity

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

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

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.

communicated in words

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

precisely as stated

From this reading Her first idea was that she must take him; that the mere fact of a man asking for her gave him a species of right over her; that there was no such thing possible as answering, No. She sat looking at Coronado with a helpless, timorous air, very much as a child looks at his father, when the father, switching his rattan, says, "Come with me."

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.

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

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

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

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

at the time that

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

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

From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Coronado proposed to Clara, she was for a moment stricken dumb with astonishment and with something like terror.

the words that are spoken

From this reading On recovering herself a little, her first words--uttered slowly, in a tone of surprise and of involuntary reproach--were, "Oh, Coronado!

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Can't you answer me?" he asked in a voice which was honestly tremulous with emotion.