used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Astolba—the poor maid was crushed.
Astolba
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From this reading As for Astolba—the poor maid was crushed.
Astolba's
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From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading As for Astolba—the poor maid was crushed.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
divisible by two
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
fiendishadjectiveUS /ˈfiːndɪʃ/
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
gildedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪldɪd/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
gorgeousadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
Hubla's
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From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
insolencenounUS /ˈɪnsələns/
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
Lestrade
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From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
a female domestic
From this reading As for Astolba—the poor maid was crushed.
manifoldnounUS /ˈmænəfoʊld/
a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading As for Astolba—the poor maid was crushed.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
sentinelnounUS /ˈsentənəl/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
tauntsnounUS /tɔːnts/
plural of “taunt” — aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had Lestrade and I been alone, I would in truth have done so, but I knew that the sentinel was in easy call of his fellows, and Astolba’s presence held my hands.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So near to freedom, and now back to the manifold horrors of the gorgeous gilded cage we called our prison.
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The insolence of Hubla’s fiendish laughter choked me with rage, but I met her taunts in silence; and if Lestrade had but followed my lead in the matter, the red witch would have lacked food for merriment.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have made a fight for it even then.
