used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
agonizedadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzd/
expressing pain or agony
From this reading Amazement, indignation, grief, horror, raged through her agonized bosom!
(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 THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Amazement, indignation, grief, horror, raged through her agonized bosom!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
extreme mental distress
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
benumbing
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
boltedverbUS /ˈboʊltəd/
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Amazement, indignation, grief, horror, raged through her agonized bosom!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her soul was shaken by a tempest of warring passions!
calmnessnounUS /ˈkɑːmnəs/
steadiness of mind under stress
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
Cameron
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
put or send forth
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
clothingnounUS /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
collapsenounUS /kəˈlæps/
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
degradationnounUS /ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən/
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
dressing-room
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
emissarynounUS /ˈeməseri/
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
the organ of sight
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Amazement, indignation, grief, horror, raged through her agonized bosom!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
Hereward
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
intense and profound fear
From this reading Amazement, indignation, grief, horror, raged through her agonized bosom!
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Amazement, indignation, grief, horror, raged through her agonized bosom!
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
long-repressed
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
not any; not one
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
passionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Her soul was shaken by a tempest of warring passions!
ragedverbUS /reɪdʒd/
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Amazement, indignation, grief, horror, raged through her agonized bosom!
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Her soul was shaken by a tempest of warring passions!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
slammedverbUS /slæmd/
inflected form of “slam” — close violently
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Her soul was shaken by a tempest of warring passions!
tempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading Her soul was shaken by a tempest of warring passions!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Amazement, indignation, grief, horror, raged through her agonized bosom!
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading For in the madness of her anguish, she rolled on the floor, and tore the clothing from her shoulders and the dark hair from her head!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
warringadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːrɪŋ/
engaged in war
From this reading Her soul was shaken by a tempest of warring passions!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her soul was shaken by a tempest of warring passions!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
at the time that
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
whirlwindnounUS /ˈwɜːrlwɪnd/
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading It was well that no human eye beheld her in this deep degradation of woe!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When the emissary of Rose Cameron had gone, the young Duchess of Hereward, in a whirlwind of long-repressed excitement, slammed, locked and bolted all the doors leading from her apartments into the hall, and then fled into her dressing-room and cast herself head long down upon the floor in the collapse of utter, infinite despair--despair in all its depth of darkness, without its benumbing calmness!
