Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

anew

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

(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 A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading And she won't say why not, either, only that Miss Lincoln had arranged it this way."

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

in a state of sleep

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

heard or perceptible by the ear

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

a room used primarily for sleeping

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

plural of “cubicle” — small room in which a monk or nun lives

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

a statement that represents something in words

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

having the place or position changed

From this reading She realized that it was the sound of voices that had disturbed her.

(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

half asleep

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

one or the other of two

From this reading And she won't say why not, either, only that Miss Lincoln had arranged it this way."

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

marked by or showing hopelessness

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

the act of departing

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

in a joyous manner

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She realized that it was the sound of voices that had disturbed her.

and nothing more

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

From this reading And she won't say why not, either, only that Miss Lincoln had arranged it this way."

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

immediately following in time or order

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And she won't say why not, either, only that Miss Lincoln had arranged it this way."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

and nothing more

From this reading And she won't say why not, either, only that Miss Lincoln had arranged it this way."

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

above and across; more than

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

small flat mass of chopped food

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading She realized that it was the sound of voices that had disturbed her.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

express in words

From this reading And she won't say why not, either, only that Miss Lincoln had arranged it this way."

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading She realized that it was the sound of voices that had disturbed her.

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading She realized that it was the sound of voices that had disturbed her.

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

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading And she won't say why not, either, only that Miss Lincoln had arranged it this way."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!

having relatively great weight; heavy

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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

From this reading Two girls in the opposite cubicles were talking together, in low tones, certainly, but loud enough to be most distinctly audible.

at the time that

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

in or at the place that

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading And she won't say why not, either, only that Miss Lincoln had arranged it this way."

in the company of; together with

From this reading A Maiden all Forlorn Patty awoke next morning with a vague, drowsy, comfortable impression that she was in her own room at home, with Milly in the other bed, and she was just going to turn over and fall happily asleep again, when she suddenly remembered where she was, and felt as if her heart, instead of being light and cheerful as usual, had changed into lead or some substance of an equally weighty description.

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From this reading And she won't say why not, either, only that Miss Lincoln had arranged it this way."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It is a shame, Doris," said the first, "when you and I and Beatrice and May had all put our names down for a bedroom together, and Miss Graveson had almost promised we should have this one!