106
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From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
152
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From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
176
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From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
232
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260
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76
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From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
(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 He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
annalsnounUS /ˈænəlz/
reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
bag's
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bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
blankadjectiveUS /blæŋk/
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
blanksnounUS /blæŋks/
plural of “blank” — a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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cannot
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From this reading The whole truth cannot harm him now.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
conceiveverbUS /kənˈsiːv/
have the idea for
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
discretionnounUS /dɪˈskreʃən/
freedom to act or judge on one's own
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-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
earliestadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrliəst/
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
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divisible by two
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
existingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/
presently existing
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make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
fire-eating
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From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading The whole truth cannot harm him now.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
infinitelyadverbUS /ˈɪnfənətli/
without bounds
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
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of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
engage in
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
not any; not one
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
outstrippedverbUS /aʊtˈstrɪpt/
inflected form of “outstrip” — be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
prison-inspecting
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From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
RafflesnounUS /ˈræfəlz/
British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
revolvernounUS /rɪˈvɑːlvər/
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
strippedadjectiveUS /strɪpt/
having only essential or minimal features
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
express in words
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
ThiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
trap-door
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From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
trousersnounUS /ˈtraʊzərz/
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The whole truth cannot harm him now.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was ready for me, a revolver in his hand 76 Raffles was as excited as any of us now; he outstripped us all 106 He kept us laughing in his study until the chapel bells rang him out 152 The ragged trousers stripped from an evening pair 176
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think she must have seen us, even in the dim light Frontispiece It was the fire-eating and prison-inspecting colonel himself.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole truth cannot harm him now.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Down went the trap-door with a bang 232 No one can make out what this little thick velvet bag's for 260 A Thief in the Night Out of Paradise If I must tell more tales of Raffles, I can but go back to our earliest days together, and fill in the blanks left by discretion in existing annals.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In so doing I may indeed fill some small part of an infinitely greater blank, across which you may conceive me to have stretched my canvas for the first frank portrait of my friend.
