afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
(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 Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
clickingverbUS /ˈklɪkɪŋ/
-ing form of “click” — move or strike with a noise
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
emptyingnounUS /ˈemptiɪŋ/
the act of removing the contents of something
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
falteredverbUS /ˈfɑːltərd/
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading "_She_ was--_she_ was gone?" faltered Tim.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
set up or found
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
only a very short time before
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
I'd
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
and nothing more
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
fasten with a lock
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
engage in
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
not able to be found
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
neatadjectiveUS /niːt/
clean or organized
From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
and nothing more
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
poor-boxes
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
primverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
Purkis
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From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But, you see, she was always so prim, and clean, and neat, and respectable."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
term of address for a man
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
not in physical motion
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
carry out
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
up to a particular time
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
Tim
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From this reading "_She_ was--_she_ was gone?" faltered Tim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
at the time that
From this reading Dark as it was, I could make out all I have said; and then it puzzled me that we should never have settled it upon her before, when we found the money missing.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir; she was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That I'd seen her, sir, as I could swear to, go to the poor-boxes one after another, and take something out, just like Mrs Purkis emptying the till, and then steal off, sir, so still that you could hardly hear her, only for the clicking of the key in the lock, and then she was gone."
