used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
anew
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
placed in a grave
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
make calm or still
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
draughtnounUS /dræft/
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
Ellinor
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From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading He smiled on me faintly when I spoke to him, but made me a sign that seemed to implore silence.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
imploreverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːr/
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading He smiled on me faintly when I spoke to him, but made me a sign that seemed to implore silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
not any; not one
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He smiled on me faintly when I spoke to him, but made me a sign that seemed to implore silence.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
compacted by ironing
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
a safe place
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
move upward
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
Roland
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From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
only a very short time before
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He smiled on me faintly when I spoke to him, but made me a sign that seemed to implore silence.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading He smiled on me faintly when I spoke to him, but made me a sign that seemed to implore silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He smiled on me faintly when I spoke to him, but made me a sign that seemed to implore silence.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled on me faintly when I spoke to him, but made me a sign that seemed to implore silence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He smiled on me faintly when I spoke to him, but made me a sign that seemed to implore silence.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
carry out
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
Trevanion's
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From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
uncle'snounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Roland was awake and calm, but so feeble that he made no effort to rise; and it was his calm, indeed, that alarmed me the most,--it was like the calm of nature thoroughly exhausted.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Before nine o'clock Lady Ellinor arrived, and went straight into Miss Trevanion's room; I took refuge in my uncle's.
at the time that
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he turned his face from me and buried it in the pillow; and I thought that he slept again, when, raising himself a little, and feeling for my hand, he said, in a scarcely audible voice,-- "Where is he?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He obeyed me mechanically, as a patient takes from your hand the draught, of which he is almost unconscious, when I pressed him to take food.
