Chapter XVII

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

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

possessing life

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

(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 “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

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

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

tree (as opposed to shrub)

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

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

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading “Oh! isn’t that nice, Auntie?

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

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

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

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

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

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

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading CONCLUSION.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

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

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

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

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

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

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

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

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

make a break in

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading “Oh! isn’t that nice, Auntie?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

immediately past

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

take the midday meal

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

a particular point in time

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading “Oh! isn’t that nice, Auntie?

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

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

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

many times at short intervals

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh! isn’t that nice, Auntie?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

be seated

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading Often they come to the door, in a pleasant kind of dream, They come and sit by my chair, they hover about my bed,-- I am not always certain if they be alive or dead.”

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

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

up to a particular time

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

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

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

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

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

a late time of life

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

but in spite of that

From this reading “It was nine years back, or more--if I don’t forget; But as to the children, Fannie, they’re all about me yet.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Aunt Emma came into the garden on the last morning of the children’s visit, and calling them into the little arbor, said, “I feel sorry, dears, to interrupt your merry games, but I think, as you are to travel all the afternoon, it is best you should rest now, so I propose sitting with you for a quiet talk, and that you may remain in the garden till the last moment, Celia will have lunch for us under the trees.”