Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

anew

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

(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 But, O, it was so hard to be left all alone!

Having no one else present.

From this reading But, O, it was so hard to be left all alone!

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

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

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

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading The aunt was dead!

possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

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

From this reading But, O, it was so hard to be left all alone!

have

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

the act of breaking something

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, O, it was so hard to be left all alone!

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

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From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The aunt was dead!

dearly loved

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

at any time

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

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

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading But, O, it was so hard to be left all alone!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

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

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

for this reason

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

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

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

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

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But, O, it was so hard to be left all alone!

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

immediately past

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

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 But, O, it was so hard to be left all alone!

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

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 But, O, it was so hard to be left all alone!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

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From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

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

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

socially incorrect in behavior

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

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

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

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

From this reading The aunt was dead!

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

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

From this reading But, O, it was so hard to be left all alone!

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

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

From this reading The aunt was dead!

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

at the time that

From this reading Cybele knew that when the angel had over-shadowed her, as she sang, he had borne hence her aunt's spirit.

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

From this reading Those songs, which flowed so easily from Cybele's lips, had become the requiem of the dead, and those soft tones had been the last sigh of a passing soul.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

the words that are spoken

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.

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

From this reading And when the people from the other room came in and prepared her aunt for the burial; when they took her from the bed and put her in the rude coffin, the child's heart felt like breaking, and, had it not been for the words the angel had spoken to her when he came to bear hence the dear aunt, she would have wept without ever smiling again.