Chapter XI · With the Vigilants

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

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

(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 had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

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

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

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

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

the lower side of anything

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it was not to be.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

a steep high face of rock

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

the act of departing

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

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

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

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

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

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

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

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

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

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

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

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From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

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 He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

set down according to a plan

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

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

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

a particular point in time

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But it was not to be.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

and nothing more

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

covered with a firm surface

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

except for; apart from

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

cut with a saw

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

past form of “score” — gain points in a game

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

travel by means of steam power

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

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

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

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

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

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

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

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

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

From this reading The villain had come to in the meanwhile, but cunning rascal that he was, had laid inanimate in the bottom of the wagon.

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

From this reading But it was not to be.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It would have been a great point scored, for Cliff would then be a prisoner and the way to save Jim Travers from the gallows would have been paved.

at the time that

From this reading He had seen all that was going on, and when he saw that the Steam Man was certain to escape he knew that only desperate action upon his part would save him now.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading In another moment the Steam Man would have been in the ranks of the vigilants.