Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

(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 Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

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

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

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

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

in a state of sleep

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

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

From this reading Nevertheless those long dark hours began to tell upon her.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Nevertheless those long dark hours began to tell upon her.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

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

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

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From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

divisible by two

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

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

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

possessive form of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

in a grim implacable manner

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

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

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

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

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Nevertheless those long dark hours began to tell upon her.

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

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

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

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

immediately past

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

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 To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Nevertheless those long dark hours began to tell upon her.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

a particular point in time

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

of an obscure nature

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Nevertheless those long dark hours began to tell upon her.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

not any; not one

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

one of four equal parts

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

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

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

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

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

the state of being asleep

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

express in words

From this reading Nevertheless those long dark hours began to tell upon her.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

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

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Nevertheless those long dark hours began to tell upon her.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

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

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Nevertheless those long dark hours began to tell upon her.

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

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Grimly she gave it no quarter, allowing to no one that she was sleeping badly, pretending even to Christopher that all was well.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading To herself now she admitted that she dreaded that moment when Dorchester left her; she began to do what she had never in her life done before, to fall asleep during the daytime.

at the time that

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading She had known many nights sleepless through pain, certain nights sleepless through anxiety, but they, terrible though they had been, had not worn so stern a look as these long black spaces of time when all rest and comfort seemed to be drawn from her by some mysterious hand.

a late time of life

From this reading HER GRACE'S DAY I The Duchess had suffered, during the last five or six years, from sleeplessness, and throughout these hot days and nights of June and July sleep almost deserted her.