Chapter XVI

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

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

anew

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

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

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

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

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

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

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

next to; at the side of

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

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

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

a young person of either sex

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

a female human offspring

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

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

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

emanating from God

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

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From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

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

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

the outside boundary or surface of something

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

death of a person

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

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

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

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

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

not accessible to view

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

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From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

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

From this reading LIVING IN LUXURY.

plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading LIVING IN LUXURY.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading LIVING IN LUXURY.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

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

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

expressing sorrow

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

above and across; more than

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

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

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

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

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

in the near future

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

not in physical motion

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

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

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

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

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

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

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Then her sorrow overwhelmed her again, and, quite forgetting Fair Fielding and her troubles, she bowed her head on her hand, and the waves of despair rolled over her.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

a Caucasian

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

belonging to which person

From this reading Mrs. Howard went back and sat down in mournful silence beside her dead daughter, whose beauty was so soon to be hidden in the grave.

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading The lovely face, so white and still, with the dark fringe of the lashes lying on the cheeks, seemed so heavenly pure and peaceful that a strange awe stole over the mother’s heart, and she murmured:

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “My angel child, how sweetly wise you look, as if already you had fathomed the divine mysteries of heaven.”