Chapter XII

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading I was very much agitated--I faltered out, "Have you anything to say to me?"

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

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

any thing at all

From this reading I was very much agitated--I faltered out, "Have you anything to say to me?"

propose a payment

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

the two together, not just one

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I could find no other words, and he said, "No--no, nothing but good night."

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

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

From this reading I could find no other words, and he said, "No--no, nothing but good night."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE EIGHTH DAY.

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading THE EIGHTH DAY.

past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak

From this reading I was very much agitated--I faltered out, "Have you anything to say to me?"

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

all the plant life in a particular region or period

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

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

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I was very much agitated--I faltered out, "Have you anything to say to me?"

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

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

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

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

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

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

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

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

immediately past

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

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 My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

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

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

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

From this reading I was very much agitated--I faltered out, "Have you anything to say to me?"

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I was very much agitated--I faltered out, "Have you anything to say to me?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

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

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

not any; not one

From this reading I could find no other words, and he said, "No--no, nothing but good night."

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I could find no other words, and he said, "No--no, nothing but good night."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading I could find no other words, and he said, "No--no, nothing but good night."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I was very much agitated--I faltered out, "Have you anything to say to me?"

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

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

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I could find no other words, and he said, "No--no, nothing but good night."

express in words

From this reading I was very much agitated--I faltered out, "Have you anything to say to me?"

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

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

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

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

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

precisely as stated

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

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

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

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

From this reading My husband and I were left last in the room when our visitors had retired--and when I went to bid him good night, he took my hand in both of his and put it to his forehead and his lips.

at the time that

From this reading When Flora closed the piano it was nearly time to go to rest--and I was very glad to find it so.

the words that are spoken

From this reading I could find no other words, and he said, "No--no, nothing but good night."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I was very much agitated--I faltered out, "Have you anything to say to me?"