Chapter XXIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

how long something has existed

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

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

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

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

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

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

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

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

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

plural of “drain” — emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

past form of “entail” — have as a logical consequence

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

divisible by two

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

putting a condemned person to death

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

the point or degree to which something extends

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

celebrated in fable or legend

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

being ten more than thirty

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

provoking horror

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

the state of having committed an offense

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

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

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

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

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

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

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

characteristic of or resembling Hell

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

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

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

of an obscure nature

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading THE SENTENCE.

covered with or resembling slime

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

express in speech

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

hellish

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

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

From this reading THE SENTENCE.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

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

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

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

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

moral weakness

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

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

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!

at the time that

From this reading When he received the final sentence, Coldstream realized to the full extent what earthly misery he had brought on himself.

in or at the place that

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Banishment for life to the Andaman Islands――to the place which the natives of India speak of as “beyond the black waters,” a kind of Stygian pit into which the foul drains of guilt, the slimy streams of vice throughout Hindostan, empty themselves; where there is the society of murderers and thieves; a place of mysterious misery, like the fabled infernal regions;――to Oscar Coldstream this was a sentence more terrible even than that of public execution.

a late time of life

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

but in spite of that

From this reading Such banishment was a kind of living death which, to one not yet thirty years of age, might endure for forty years or more!

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading What frightful consequences had been entailed on Oscar by half a minute’s yielding to passion!