(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 "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
door-bell
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From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
ENTRYnounUS /ˈentri/
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading THE ENTRY.
divisible by two
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
set up or found
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
Harrington's
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From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
Heaven'snounUS /ˈhevənz/
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
come together
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
a particular point in time
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
Mowbray
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From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
Rosalind
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From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
term of address for a man
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "She is in bed;--she has been in tears all day; I made her go to bed.
express in words
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENTRY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading To his great surprise, he found Helen waiting for him, even in the hall; for the moment she heard the door-bell she ran out to meet him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
at the time that
From this reading It was very nearly midnight when Mowbray returned from his visit to Sir Gilbert Harrington's.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why are you up so late, Helen?" he exclaimed: "and for Heaven's sake tell me what makes you look so pale.--Where is Rosalind?"
