Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

similar in quality or character

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

(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 As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

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

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

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

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

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

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

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

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

eat an early morning meal

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

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From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

inflected form of “breed” — call forth

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

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

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

half asleep

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading She wondered vaguely what had given rise to it.

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

From this reading She wondered vaguely what had given rise to it.

state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

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

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

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

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

in a joyous and gleeful manner

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

and nothing more

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

a female domestic

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

having no meaning or direction or purpose

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

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

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

move upward

From this reading She wondered vaguely what had given rise to it.

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From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

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

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

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

From this reading She wondered vaguely what had given rise to it.

process or result of becoming less or smaller

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

the rays of the sun

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

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

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

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

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

past form of “tinge” — affect as in thought or feeling

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

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

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

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

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

under normal conditions

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

in a vague way

From this reading She wondered vaguely what had given rise to it.

in a vivid manner

From this reading She sat up in bed, vividly, joyously awake, just as her maid came in with her breakfast tray.

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

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

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She wondered vaguely what had given rise to it.

at the time that

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

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

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading BREAKING-POINT When Diana woke the following morning it was to a drowsy sense of utter peace and content.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading She wondered vaguely what had given rise to it.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Usually, when she came back to the waking world, it was with a shrinking almost akin to terror that a new day had begun and must be lived through--twelve empty, meaningless hours of it.

possessive form of “yesterday” — the day immediately before today

From this reading As full consciousness returned, the remembrance of yesterday's meeting with Max, and of all that had succeeded it, flashed into her mind like a sudden ray of sunlight, and she realised that what had tinged her thoughts with rose-colour was the quiet happiness, bred of her determination to return to her husband, which had lain stored at the back of her brain during the hours of unconsciousness.