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Chapter XV
A GATHERING CLOUD 'O friend! O best of friends! Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon. I hastened in. She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GATHERING CLOUD 'O friend!
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From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
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From this reading O best of friends!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
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From this reading A GATHERING CLOUD 'O friend!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
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From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
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From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
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From this reading A GATHERING CLOUD 'O friend!
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From this reading O best of friends!
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From this reading A GATHERING CLOUD 'O friend!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
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From this reading I hastened in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hastened in.
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From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
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From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GATHERING CLOUD 'O friend!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O best of friends!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading She had been to see me twice whilst I was ill, but neither time was I well enough to enjoy her visit.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thy absence more Than the impending night darkens the landscape o'er!'--_Longfellow._ 'Miss Rayner is in the drawing-room, and would like to see you, miss,' was the message brought to me one afternoon.
