Chapter IX

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

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

a woman adventurer

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

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

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

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

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

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

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

in good time

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

lacking taste or flavor or tang

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

quick and energetic

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

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From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

lacking a conscience

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

a small house with a single story

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

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

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

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

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

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From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

half the width of an em

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

very far away in space or time

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

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

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

the act of giving

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “glory” — a state of high honor

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

coins made of gold

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

an established custom

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

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

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

to a considerable degree

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

reaching a higher intensity

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

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

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

and nothing more

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

spin, wind, or twist together

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

immediately past

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

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 At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

having abundant light or illumination

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

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From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

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From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

marked by complexity and richness of detail

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

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

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

characteristic of maturity

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

unhurried and relaxed

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

a form of address for a man

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

of an obscure nature

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

without a sound

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

a brief written record

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

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

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

be oriented

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

above and across; more than

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “passer” — a person who passes by casually or by chance

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

-ing form of “peep” — look furtively

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

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

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

experiencing or manifesting pleasure

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

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

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

obtain or seize by violence

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

plural of “raven” — large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

-ing form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

bring to an end; settle conclusively

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

a result

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

possessing material wealth

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

an artist who creates sculptures

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

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

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

past form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

the state of being asleep

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

in the near future

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

inspiring awe

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

possessing sweep

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

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

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

a special situation

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

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

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

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

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

marked by a ready flow of speech

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

having strong sexual appeal

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

in a wanton manner

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

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

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

look attentively

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

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

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

during the time that

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

which person or people

From this reading At last the promised Saturday came, and there were at least three people in Rochester who looked forward to a pleasant day, and were up betimes that they might get an early start.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Winslow, from her sumptuous apartments, looked out upon the streets and the glorious morning as if it had come too soon--as it always does to those who have not clean hearts and clean lives--and, _en déshabillé_, gazed down through her rich lace curtains upon the early passers stepping off with a brisk tread to their separate labors, with a look of contempt.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading Nature had been wantonly generous with Mrs. Winslow, and as she stood there in her loose morning robes, the first soft breaths that come with the sun from the far-off Orient playing hide-and-seek among the sumptuous hangings of her room, and giving just the least possible motion to her matchlessly luxuriant black hair, while the mellow and golden rays of the sun, which was just peeping over the roofs and the chimneys, shimmered upon her through the curtains, lighting her great gray eyes with a wondrous lustrousness, heightening the fine color of her face, and giving to her voluptuous form an added grace--this utterly lone woman had not in her heart an iota of tenderness for, or sympathy with, the glories without, and was as dead to every good thing in life as though carved from marble by some sculptor, as she really had been carved from stone, or ice, by nature.

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.

third-person singular of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading The Raven of the Detroit Cottage in another Character.-- Mrs. Winslow yearns for a retired Montreal Banker.-- Love's Rivalry.-- A mysterious Note.-- The Response.-- Another Trip to Port Charlotte by four Hearts that beat as one.-- What Mr. Pinkerton, as one of the party, sees and hears.-- "Jones of Rochester."-- Le Compte and Mrs. Winslow resolve to fly to Paris, "the magnificent, the beautiful, the sublime!"-- "My God, are they all that way?"

a late time of life

From this reading As she stood there by the window, regarding the passers with such a wise and ogreish air that Fox, behind the blinds in his window opposite, could not but couple her in his thoughts with some splendid beast of prey--if Mother Blake or the voluble Rev. Bland could have seen her, the years that had passed would have been swept away, and in the mature woman and the conscienceless adventuress would have been recognized the raven of the Detroit cottage, that, as Lilly Nettleton, in a habit that ravens have, glided noiselessly about the other sumptuous apartments, gathering together what pleased its fancy--not forgetting the money which was to have been used in the cursed church interests, and a gold watch, which the raven wore to this day--and then, kissing its beak to the heavily sleeping man, for all the world like a raven, had passed out into the storm and the night.