Chapter XII

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

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

(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 But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

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

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

extreme mental distress

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

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

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

confined by bonds

From this reading Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

a young person of either sex

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

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From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

a courteous or respectful or considerate act

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

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

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

producing no result or effect

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

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

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

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

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

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

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

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

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

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

From this reading Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

and nothing more

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

From this reading Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

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

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

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 Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

possessive form of “madonna” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

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

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

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

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

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

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

with passion

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

showing a sense of guilt

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

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

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

the quality of being slight or inadequate

From this reading Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

free from tears

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

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

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

closely constrained or constricted or constricting

From this reading Her hands lay in her lap, tight bound; and I noted their long, white slenderness.

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

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

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

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

a Caucasian

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.

which person or people

From this reading I felt as if I should go on my knees to serve her--I who had but just now served her with such scant courtesy as it shamed my soul to think on.

belonging to which person

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading I Fall a Willing Captive The lady whose feet I had freed had risen so far as to rest crouching against the gnarled trunk of the maple tree.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The glorious abundance of her hair she had shaken back, revealing a white face chiselled like a Madonna's, a mouth somewhat large, with lips curved passionately, and great sea-coloured eyes which gazed upon me from dark circles of pain.

expressed without speech

From this reading But the face was drawn now with that wordless and tearless anguish which makes all utterance seem futile,--the anguish of a mother whose child has been torn from her arms and carried she knows not whither.