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Chapter IV
Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about. And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep. Would that there were an art of making sunshine! Knowest thou any such art? Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Would that there were an art of making sunshine!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Knowest thou any such art?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.”
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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 Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Would that there were an art of making sunshine!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knowest thou any such art?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Would that there were an art of making sunshine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knowest thou any such art?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would that there were an art of making sunshine!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Would that there were an art of making sunshine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Knowest thou any such art?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would that there were an art of making sunshine!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would that there were an art of making sunshine!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Knowest thou any such art?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Truly thou dost, my blessedest, and hast often thrown a heavenly sunshine around thy husband's spirit, when all things else were full of gloom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
at the time that
From this reading And now that I am awake again, here are the same snow-flakes in the air, that were descending when I went to sleep.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, dearest, I have slept; but Sophie Hawthorne has been naughty--she would not be dreamed about.
