Chapter IV · Chapter 4

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

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

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

From this reading That you found me, and took me in, and have kept me out of charity."

a young person of either sex

From this reading "Why, child?"

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

From this reading The Mother-Superior started; dismay was in her face.

apart from; not including

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

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

From this reading The Mother-Superior started; dismay was in her face.

a social unit living together

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

-ing form of “flush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

set up or found

From this reading That you found me, and took me in, and have kept me out of charity."

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

a young female

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

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

From this reading The Mother-Superior started; dismay was in her face.

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

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

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

From this reading The Mother-Superior started; dismay was in her face.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading That you found me, and took me in, and have kept me out of charity."

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

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

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From this reading The Mother-Superior started; dismay was in her face.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

not any; not one

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That you found me, and took me in, and have kept me out of charity."

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading That you found me, and took me in, and have kept me out of charity."

unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The Mother-Superior started; dismay was in her face.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

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

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

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

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading That you found me, and took me in, and have kept me out of charity."

a fact that has been verified

From this reading The girl said, flushing scarlet: "Reverend Mother, I have told the Red Class the truth about me!"

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

From this reading The Mother-Superior started; dismay was in her face.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, child?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I--I mean"--the scarlet flush gave place to paleness--"that I have no name and no family, and no friends except you, dearest, and the Sisters.