alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading But, alas!
(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 The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
bandboxes
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, alas!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
Clare
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
an opposing military force
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
a boy or man
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
foiledadjectiveUS /fɔɪld/
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
a boy or man
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
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 He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
lurkingly
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
POLICEMANnounUS /pəˈliːsmən/
a member of a police force
From this reading THE POLICEMAN.
pounceverbUS /paʊns/
move down on as if in an attack
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
punishverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POLICEMAN.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
look attentively
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
at the time that
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
belonging to which person
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
