Chapter XXXVII · Chapter 37

to or in a foreign country

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

(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 But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

taking care or paying attention

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish

From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

divisible by two

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

at any time

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

opinion or judgment

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.

set up or found

From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.

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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

the act of departing

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

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

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

not accessible to view

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

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

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

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

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.

set down according to a plan

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

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

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

wearing protective mail

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

the force of workers available

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

-ing form of “near” — move towards

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

absolutely essential

From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

a course of conduct

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

with low volume

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

located on or directed toward the right

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

an elevated geological formation

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

comparatives of “soon” or “early”

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

the environmental condition

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

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

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

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

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

in or at that place or location

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

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

From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

in the direction of

From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.

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

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

at the time that

From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”

in or at the place that

From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.

during the time that

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.