Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

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

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

(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 answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

not functioning properly

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

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

From this reading "DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE."

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

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

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

state categorically

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

for the reason that

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

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

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

rid of obstructions

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

make overcast or cloudy

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

wet with dew

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

increase twofold

From this reading "DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE."

being one more than seven

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

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

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

formed or conceived by the imagination

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

assemble or get together

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

the act of departing

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

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

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

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

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

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 She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

set afire or burning

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

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From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

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

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

not any; not one

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

the middle of the day

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

on one occasion

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

above and across; more than

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

express in words

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

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

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

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

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

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

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

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

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

a special situation

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

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

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

work hard

From this reading "DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE."

a source of difficulty

From this reading "DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE."

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

not disposed or inclined toward

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

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

From this reading I had for a day or two fancied that Marion was looking less bright than usual, as if some little shadow had fallen upon the morning of her life.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading She answered that all was going on well, at least so far that she had no special anxiety about any of them.

belonging to which person

From this reading I say _morning_, because, although Marion must now have been seven or eight and twenty, her life had always seemed to me lighted by a cool, clear, dewy morning sun, over whose face it now seemed as if some film of noonday cloud had begun to gather.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Unwilling at once to assert the ultimate privilege of friendship, I asked her if any thing was amiss with her friends.