Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

(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 Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

take into custody

From this reading Yet she could do nothing to arrest them.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Yet she could do nothing to arrest them.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

the power to withstand hardship or stress

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

in a faint and feeble manner

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading The quick footsteps receded.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

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

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

and nothing more

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

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

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

not any; not one

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Yet she could do nothing to arrest them.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

compacted by ironing

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading The quick footsteps receded.

past form of “recede” — pull back or move away or backward

From this reading The quick footsteps receded.

move upward

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

an ordered reference standard

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Yet she could do nothing to arrest them.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

on a floor above

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The shock of that miniature in Hester's hands had just turned the scale; endurance had given way.

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

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

during the time that

From this reading Since the death of Judith Sabin she had had little or no sleep, and much less food than usual, with--all the while--the pressure of a vague corrosive terror on nerve and brain.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Meanwhile, in the room upstairs, Alice Puttenham lying with her face pressed against the back of the chair into which she had feebly dropped, heard Hester run down the steps, tried to call, or rise, and could not.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet she could do nothing to arrest them.