Chapter XI · “Your Marriage Was Illegal; You Are No Wife!”

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

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

a positive feeling of liking

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

later than; following

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

anew

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

(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 Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

(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 And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

eagerly desirous

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

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

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

weapons considered collectively

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

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

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

the act of praying for divine protection

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

give a benediction to

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

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From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

uttered without voice

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

of persons; not subject to change

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

a special loved one

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

the act of departing

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

decree or designate beforehand

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

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From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

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From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

yet to be or coming

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

let have

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

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

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

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

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

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From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

immediately past

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

the literary culture

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

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

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

to a great degree or extent

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

above and across; more than

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

have ownership or possession of

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

represented accurately or precisely

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

past form of “reunite” — have a reunion; unite again

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

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

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

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

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

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

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

from a time in the past until now

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

in the near future

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

carry out

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

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

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And his letters since his departure had breathed so much of anxiety and affection for her; in them he had called her for the first time “his darling,” “his precious wife,” and entreated her over and over again to take care of herself for his sake.

a speech of violent denunciation

From this reading Salome had sat like a statue during this last tirade.

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

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

evoking lifelike images within the mind

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

at the time that

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

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

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

during the time that

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

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From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”

the words that are spoken

From this reading Her heart was like lead in her bosom; her feet and hands like ice, her face, after that vivid flush of shame, pale as marble, and all the while those blighting words, which Madame Winthrop had represented as her son’s, and which had been confirmed by Evelyn, rang in her ears like a sentence of doom upon her future happiness.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading When he had seemed so anxious that she should take such good care of herself, and would “not know a moment’s peace if he thought she was grieving.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading How could she believe them after those last fond expressions to which he had given utterance before he had parted with her in his room? when he had held her in his arms and pronounced that tender little benediction over her, “May Heaven bless and keep you, my own wife, while we are parted, and grant that we may be soon reunited.”