Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

giving or marked by complete attention to

From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

confined by bonds

From this reading --Snow Bound.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.

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From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.

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

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.

past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.

characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.

willing to give and share unstintingly

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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

From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading The May morning was ideal.

proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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

From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

conformity or harmony

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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

From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.

engage in

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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 JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The May morning was ideal.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The May morning was ideal.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.

give an incentive for action

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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

From this reading Darley CHAMPERS sat in his little office absorbed in business.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading --Snow Bound.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through the front door the sounds of the street drifted in.

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

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

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

From this reading The May morning was ideal.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.

in the company of; together with

From this reading JANE AYDELOT'S WILL Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice, O heart sore-tried! thou hast the best That Heaven itself could give thee--rest.