Chapter V

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

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

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From this reading These were Adriana's first thoughts in the morning.

(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 "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

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

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

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

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

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

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

have

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

put or pin the blame on

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

placed in a grave

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

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

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

lower than previously

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading These were Adriana's first thoughts in the morning.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

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 However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

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

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

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

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

to a considerable degree

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

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

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

a social unit living together

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

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

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

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

From this reading These were Adriana's first thoughts in the morning.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

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

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading These were Adriana's first thoughts in the morning.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

many times at short intervals

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

plural of “permit” — a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

on the contrary

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

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

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

filled or abounding with clouds

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

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

From this reading These were Adriana's first thoughts in the morning.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These were Adriana's first thoughts in the morning.

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

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

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

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.

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

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

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

From this reading These were Adriana's first thoughts in the morning.

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

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

precisely as stated

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

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

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "All, then, has come to an end; and I feel as if I had buried every sweet day we lived together!"

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

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

From this reading These were Adriana's first thoughts in the morning.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading They were very dreary and monotonous for many weeks; for the fall was a wet and sunless one.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading However, she had slept heavily, as God often permits those to sleep for whom sorrow lies in wait; and she was stronger to bear the burden of the days before her.

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet it was not the heavy atmosphere and the melancholy heavens that depressed her; it was rather the mental and moral drizzle of the household; and for this she was herself much to blame.