Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

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

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

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From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

severely simple

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

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From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

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From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

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From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She, too, was a dream, and, I dare say, her money spent by this time.

rid of obstructions

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

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From this reading IN WHICH I ENTER THE DRAWING-ROOM.

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading She, too, was a dream, and, I dare say, her money spent by this time.

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

to come or go into

From this reading IN WHICH I ENTER THE DRAWING-ROOM.

past form of “estimate” — judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

opinion or judgment

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

a social unit living together

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

a predisposition to like something

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

a gay feeling

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

of a light brown or yellowish brown color

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

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From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

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

From this reading IN WHICH I ENTER THE DRAWING-ROOM.

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

From this reading IN WHICH I ENTER THE DRAWING-ROOM.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

mated sexually

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

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

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

many times at short intervals

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

-ing form of “peep” — look furtively

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

the stealing of cattle

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

express in words

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

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

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

the state of being asleep

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading She, too, was a dream, and, I dare say, her money spent by this time.

not moving or operating freely

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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

From this reading IN WHICH I ENTER THE DRAWING-ROOM.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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

From this reading She, too, was a dream, and, I dare say, her money spent by this time.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She, too, was a dream, and, I dare say, her money spent by this time.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

plural of “tint” — a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She, too, was a dream, and, I dare say, her money spent by this time.

in an unpleasant way

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

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

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

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

From this reading IN WHICH I ENTER THE DRAWING-ROOM.

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

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

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

From this reading I was now approaching Brandon Hall; less than ten minutes more would set me down at its door-steps.

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From this reading The stiff figure of Mrs. Marston, the old housekeeper, pale and austere, in rustling black silk (she was accounted a miser, and estimated to have saved I dare not say how much money in the Wylder family--kind to me with the bread-and-jam and Naples-biscuit-kindness of her species, in old times)--stood in fancy at the doorway.

but in spite of that

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading And that other dream, to which she often led me, with the large hazel eyes, and clear delicate tints--so sweet, so _riante_, yet so sad; poor Lady Mary Brandon, dying there--so unhappily mated--a young mother, and her baby sleeping in long 'Broderie Anglaise' attire upon the pillow on the sofa, and whom she used to show me with a peeping mystery, and her finger to her smiling lip, and a gaiety and fondness in her pretty face.