Chapter XXIII · The Baron and Toltec Tom

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

in addition

From this reading The lock and the key of the door, also, seemed to be gold.

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

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

any thing at all

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

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

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

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

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The lock and the key of the door, also, seemed to be gold.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

divisible by two

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

a person of German nationality

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

coins made of gold

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

-ing form of “inspect” — look over carefully

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading The lock and the key of the door, also, seemed to be gold.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

fasten with a lock

From this reading The lock and the key of the door, also, seemed to be gold.

a strong sexual desire

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

of an obscure nature

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading It was a marvelous prison—a gem of marble and gold; Schnitzenhauser had never even dreamed of anything like it, and he had been carefully inspecting it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

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From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

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

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

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

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

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

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

a Caucasian

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

which person or people

From this reading Schnitzenhauser, a prisoner in the town of the mysterious Toltecs, to which he had been taken hastily, was met there by a white man, who visited him in the little prison into which he had been thrown.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading The bars across the narrow window seemed to be of pure gold, though, as they were so hard and strong, some alloy must have been used.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

showing curiosity

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.

twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

From this reading The German was wondering if he could not in some manner wrench those gold bars away, and, on getting out, carry them off with him, for he hoped to escape, and it was a sudden lust for gold which had brought him into his present peril.