Chapter I · Chapter 1

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

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

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

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

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

From this reading "She has seen something devilish."

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

divisible by two

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

opinion or judgment

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

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

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Tabitha's gaze fell.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

made afraid

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

a long fixed look

From this reading Tabitha's gaze fell.

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

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

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

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

intense and profound fear

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

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From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

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

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

above and across; more than

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

continued in your keeping or use or memory

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

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

From this reading "She has seen something devilish."

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

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

any broad thin expanse or surface

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "She has seen something devilish."

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

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From this reading Tabitha's gaze fell.

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

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

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

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

in a vertical position; not sloping

From this reading She stood upright by the foot of the bed as Martha drew the sheet over the face of the dead woman.

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

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "She has always suffered with her heart," she muttered; "the night has frightened her; it frightened me."

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.

but in spite of that

From this reading She has died of fright," said the old woman, pointing to the eyes, which even yet retained their horror.