Chapter XXXI · Madeline Prepares for Flight

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

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

(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 She hated herself, the world, all that she had seen and known.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

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

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

lacking sufficient water or rainfall

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

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

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

for the reason that

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She did not weep--or pray.

marked for certain death

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

a movement into or inward

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

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

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

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

From this reading She hated herself, the world, all that she had seen and known.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading She hated herself, the world, all that she had seen and known.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

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From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

full of sorrow

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

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

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

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

From this reading She hated herself, the world, all that she had seen and known.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

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

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading She hated herself, the world, all that she had seen and known.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

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

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She did not weep--or pray.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

the act of subjugating by cruelty

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading She did not weep--or pray.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading She did not weep--or pray.

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading She hated herself, the world, all that she had seen and known.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

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

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

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

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

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

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading The sense of an arid and heart-burning oppression kept her eyes dry, and turned her heart, that might have been the fountain of pure prayer, to stone.

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

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading She did not weep--or pray.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Entering the house, she fled up to her own room, and there, heartbroken and alone, remained face to face with her despair.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading She hated herself, the world, all that she had seen and known.

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

From this reading Pale as marble, like a woman to whom worldly phenomena can bring neither thought nor care, because she is doomed to an ignominious and cruel death, Madeline returned home.