filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Reuben alive!
using the voice; not silently
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
travel across or pass over
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
Dorcas
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From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
set up or found
From this reading "Reuben found!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
ReubennounUS /ˈruːbən/
(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
From this reading "Reuben found!
Scrope's
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From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
express in words
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading O Joseph, Joseph, Joseph!" and Dorcas burst into tears of joy and relief, and sobbed aloud upon her brother's neck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading He was secretly afraid to go home first, lest the fatal red cross upon the door should tell its tale of woe, or lest the whole house itself should be shut up and desolate, like the majority of the houses he had passed in the forlorn city that morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Joseph had brought his news straight to Dorcas, knowing that she at least would be certainly found within Lady Scrope's house.
