Chapter VIII

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading You work too hard at those self-imposed evening tasks, I am afraid.”

anew

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading You work too hard at those self-imposed evening tasks, I am afraid.”

any thing at all

From this reading I am getting very lazy; I haven’t done anything for two or three nights.”

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

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

a young person of either sex

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

dearly loved

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

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

From this reading “Oh, no, indeed I don’t, Mr. Rayner!

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I am getting very lazy; I haven’t done anything for two or three nights.”

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

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

From this reading You work too hard at those self-imposed evening tasks, I am afraid.”

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

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From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading You work too hard at those self-imposed evening tasks, I am afraid.”

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From this reading I am getting very lazy; I haven’t done anything for two or three nights.”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

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

From this reading You work too hard at those self-imposed evening tasks, I am afraid.”

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading “Oh, no, indeed I don’t, Mr. Rayner!

moving slowly and gently

From this reading I am getting very lazy; I haven’t done anything for two or three nights.”

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

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

used to form the superlative

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

a form of address for a man

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading I am getting very lazy; I haven’t done anything for two or three nights.”

not any; not one

From this reading “Oh, no, indeed I don’t, Mr. Rayner!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

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

From this reading “Oh, no, indeed I don’t, Mr. Rayner!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I am getting very lazy; I haven’t done anything for two or three nights.”

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

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

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

voluntarily assumed or endured

From this reading You work too hard at those self-imposed evening tasks, I am afraid.”

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

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading You work too hard at those self-imposed evening tasks, I am afraid.”

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

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

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

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading I am getting very lazy; I haven’t done anything for two or three nights.”

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

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading You work too hard at those self-imposed evening tasks, I am afraid.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I am getting very lazy; I haven’t done anything for two or three nights.”

precisely as stated

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading You work too hard at those self-imposed evening tasks, I am afraid.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You are getting pale again, my dear child,” said Mr. Rayner to me the very next morning--he met me, at the foot of the stairs, dressed for my walk with Haidee.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “We must find some means of bringing those most becoming roses back to your cheeks again.