Chapter V

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

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

anew

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

(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 somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

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

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

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

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

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

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

rid of obstructions

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

opinion or judgment

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

a young female

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

the act of departing

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

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

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

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

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

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

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

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

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

the act of retaining something

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

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

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

your grandmother

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

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

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

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

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

above and across; more than

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

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

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

cut with a saw

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

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

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

being one more than fifteen

From this reading She sat down again at the quaint little desk, over which hung the picture of a girl of sixteen with clear, frank eyes, and began:

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

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

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

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

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

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

up to a particular time

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

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

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

a state in New England

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

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

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.

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

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

which person or people

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

in a willing manner

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But now that the hardest first night was over, and the first forenoon, which she had spent walking with Aunt Nan, had gone, she must write him all about it.

the words that are spoken

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But somehow the words would not come, though she sat for an hour at the quaint little mahogany desk and tried to write; and it all ended by her going to bed, holding close her mother’s old copy of “Scottish Chiefs,” which Aunt Nan had placed in her room, and forgetting in sleep the thoughts that would come in spite of her.

produce a literary work

From this reading The evening before she had said “Good-night” as early as she thought polite to her grandmother, Aunt Nan, and the minister who had come to call, and, upon being asked, willingly stayed to tea, and had gone up-stairs to the room which had been her mother’s to write her father about everything.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading VERMONT AS VIRGINIA SAW IT It was not until the afternoon of the second day in Vermont that Virginia wrote her father.