Chapter IV · Chapter 4

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

later than; following

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

anew

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

in the past

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

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

From this reading Perhaps the moor air had something to answer for already.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Perhaps the moor air had something to answer for already.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

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

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

a former copper coin of Pakistan and India

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

react verbally

From this reading Perhaps the moor air had something to answer for already.

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

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

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From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

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

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

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

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

the lower side of anything

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

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

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

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

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

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

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

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

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

extremely hungry

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Perhaps the moor air had something to answer for already.

-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

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

From this reading Perhaps the moor air had something to answer for already.

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

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

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

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

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

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

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

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

immediately past

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

in a yearning manner

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

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

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

From this reading Perhaps the moor air had something to answer for already.

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

not any; not one

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

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

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

according to the clock

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps the moor air had something to answer for already.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

refresh one's memory

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

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

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Perhaps the moor air had something to answer for already.

support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

not in physical motion

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

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

From this reading Perhaps the moor air had something to answer for already.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

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

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

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

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

precisely as stated

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

clean with some chemical process

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

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

From this reading They remembered their 'tea' at three o'clock, and blushed; but that really did seem hours ago now, and they honestly were very hungry again.

during the time that

From this reading "Well, come along," said Miss Ashe, while, murmuring something about hot water, she bustled off to the kitchen.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "No, Guard, you must wait down here," said his mistress, as he rose to follow them; and with his feet on the bottom stair he stood still, gazing after them longingly, but without attempting to follow.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Now then, Anna," said Miss Ashe at last, "we really must show these poor children their rooms, and let them wash and refresh themselves before tea; they must be longing to, and I am sure they are famished--aren't you, children?"