used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
door-bell
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From this reading Twenty-five minutes elapse, when the door-bell rings.
drawing-room
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From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
drowsilyadverb
in a drowsy manner
From this reading _Mr. Edwards_ (_drowsily_).
EdwardsnounUS /ˈedwərdz/
American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758)
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
elapseverbUS /ɪˈlæps/
pass by
From this reading Twenty-five minutes elapse, when the door-bell rings.
the act of departing
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
imminentadjectiveUS /ˈɪmənənt/
close in time; about to occur
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
Ivanhoe
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From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Twenty-five minutes elapse, when the door-bell rings.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
Pendennis
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From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
ringsnounUS /rɪŋz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
From this reading Twenty-five minutes elapse, when the door-bell rings.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scene is laid in the drawing-room of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edwards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Edwards is discovered reading _Pendennis_, and seems in imminent danger of going to sleep over it.
Twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Twenty-five minutes elapse, when the door-bell rings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
at the time that
From this reading Twenty-five minutes elapse, when the door-bell rings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Edwards is stretched out upon the sofa, quite asleep, with _Ivanhoe_ lying open upon his chest.
