used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
in the past
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
Alban
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From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
(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 to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
someone who is a detective
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
move gently or carefully
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
divisible by two
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
how
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From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
Marjorie
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From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
the force of workers available
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
information about recent and important events
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
and nothing more
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
Sampson
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From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
sixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
believed likely
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
precisely as stated
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
someone who visits
From this reading Not one more doubtful visitor had appeared anywhere; and now she thought herself mistaken even about those solitary figures she had suspected before.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
which person or people
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
belonging to which person
From this reading After all, they had only been a couple of men, whose faces her servants did not know, who had gone past on the track beneath the house; one mounted, and the other on foot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I It was the sixth night after Dick Sampson had come back with news of Mr. Alban; and he had already received instructions as to how he was to go twenty-four hours later.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was to walk, as before, starting after dark, not carrying a letter this time, after all, in spite of the news that he might have taken with him; for the priest would be back before morning and could hear it all then at his ease.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Every possible cause of alarm had gone; and Marjorie, for the first time for three weeks, felt very nearly as content as a year ago.
