Chapter XXVII

a theatrical performer

From this reading The letter was from Clifford Standish, the actor.

(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 "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

Having no one else present.

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

extreme mental distress

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

earlier than; in front of

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

From this reading "HOW CAN I REPAY THEIR BOUNTY WITH SUCH TREACHERY?"

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "HOW CAN I REPAY THEIR BOUNTY WITH SUCH TREACHERY?"

having unsuitable feminine qualities

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

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From this reading The letter was from Clifford Standish, the actor.

plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

absence of light or illumination

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

dearly loved

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

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From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

-ing form of “exchange” — give to, and receive from, one another

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The letter was from Clifford Standish, the actor.

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From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

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

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

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

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

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From this reading "HOW CAN I REPAY THEIR BOUNTY WITH SUCH TREACHERY?"

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

From this reading "HOW CAN I REPAY THEIR BOUNTY WITH SUCH TREACHERY?"

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

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

conformity or harmony

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

immediately past

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

without love

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

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

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

many times at short intervals

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

have ownership or possession of

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

pay back

From this reading "HOW CAN I REPAY THEIR BOUNTY WITH SUCH TREACHERY?"

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

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

only a very short time before

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

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

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)

From this reading The letter was from Clifford Standish, the actor.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "HOW CAN I REPAY THEIR BOUNTY WITH SUCH TREACHERY?"

express in words

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In her hand she held the letter that Geraldine had brought to her the day before, and as often as she read it she groaned in anguish.

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "HOW CAN I REPAY THEIR BOUNTY WITH SUCH TREACHERY?"

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.

From this reading "HOW CAN I REPAY THEIR BOUNTY WITH SUCH TREACHERY?"

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

a period of sleeplessness

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

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

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

showing sorrow

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

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

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

during the time that

From this reading While Geraldine and Cissy were exchanging confidences, Miss Erroll, the governess, was keeping an unhappy vigil in her own room.

a specific feeling of desire

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "HOW CAN I REPAY THEIR BOUNTY WITH SUCH TREACHERY?"

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "Last night I was weeping, dear mother, Last night I was weeping alone; The world was so dark and so dreary My heart it grew heavy as stone; I thought of the lonely and loveless-- All lonely and loveless was I; I scarce could tell how it was, mother, But, oh, I was wishing to die."