Chapter II

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

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

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

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

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

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

braying characteristic of donkeys

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

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

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

coming down freely under the influence of gravity

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

in a grim implacable manner

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

a sister who has only one parent in common with you

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

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

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

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

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

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

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

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

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

joined in matrimony

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

deficient in amount or quality or extent

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

used to form the superlative

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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 She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

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

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

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

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

express in words

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

be seated

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

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

From this reading AUNT JANE PROPOSES Aunt Jane Hammond stalked into the meagerly furnished parlor, and looked around.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

cause to make a ting

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "I must--say I--expected to--see some--angels sit--ting a--round--when I got up here," panted Aunt Jane, grimly, and dropping into the most comfortable chair.

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

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

at the time that

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Aunt Jane, indeed, had been married herself when her father, Dr. "Polly" Phelps, had married his second wife.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It was the first time she had been to see the Bray girls since their "come down" in the world.

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

From this reading She was a tall, gaunt woman--their mother's half-sister, and much older than Mrs. Bray would have been had she lived.