Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

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

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

later than; following

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

(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 There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

not functioning properly

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

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

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

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

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

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

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

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

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

of short duration or distance

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

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

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

showing concern for the rights and feelings of others

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

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From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

accepted or habitual practice

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

true confidential information

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

subject to disagreement and debate

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

marked by intense agitation or emotion

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

being eight more than forty

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

plural of “glimpse” — a quick look

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

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

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

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

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

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

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

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

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

knowledge and intellectual ability

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

an irritable petulant feeling

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

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

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

be incompatible; be or come into conflict

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

go away from a place

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

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

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

superlative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

a particular point in time

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

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

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

absolutely essential

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

easily agitated

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

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

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

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

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

extremely

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

precisely, exactly

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

third-person singular of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

plural of “snatch” — a small fragment

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

not in physical motion

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

carry out

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

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

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

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

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

extremely painful

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

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

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

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

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

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

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Of what followed that night of mourning I remember but snatches and brief glimpses.

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

From this reading There is nothing more positively torturing to the mind in sorrow than the way in which the mere excitement of grief robs the intellect of all power of perspective, and gives to the smallest, meanest incidents the prominence and force of great events.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading In obedience to the custom of the country, it was necessary that the funeral should take place within forty-eight hours after death, and though all the details had been carefully looked to by the Count's orders, certain questions still should be asked of me, and my leave obtained for certain acts.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It is as though the jar given to the nervous system had untuned us for the entire world, and all things come amiss.

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

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.

but in spite of that

From this reading I am sure, indeed, I know it would have been impossible to have met more gentle and considerate kindness than I now experienced on every hand, and yet I lived in a sort of feverish irritability, as though expecting each moment to have my position questioned, and my right to be there disputed.