5th
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From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
6th
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From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
in addition
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
barriernounUS /ˈbæriər/
a structure or object that impedes free movement
From this reading Here he had slept, literally making a barrier of his body to the escape of Giveen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
bedroomsnounUS /ˈbedruːmz/
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading The cottage contained only two bedrooms and a living-room.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Here he had slept, literally making a barrier of his body to the escape of Giveen.
gotten under control
From this reading The cottage contained only two bedrooms and a living-room.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The cottage contained only two bedrooms and a living-room.
Dashwood
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From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
the specified day of the month
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Here he had slept, literally making a barrier of his body to the escape of Giveen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
Giveen
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From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he had slept, literally making a barrier of his body to the escape of Giveen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
kidnappingnounUS /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/
in a literal sense
From this reading Here he had slept, literally making a barrier of his body to the escape of Giveen.
living-roomnoun
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading The cottage contained only two bedrooms and a living-room.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Here he had slept, literally making a barrier of his body to the escape of Giveen.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
and nothing more
From this reading The cottage contained only two bedrooms and a living-room.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Here he had slept, literally making a barrier of his body to the escape of Giveen.
slumbers
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From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here he had slept, literally making a barrier of his body to the escape of Giveen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The cottage contained only two bedrooms and a living-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had taken a bed the night before from one of the bedrooms and dragged it in front of the living-room door, which was also the hall door.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be remembered that the night of the 5th of April was the date of the kidnapping of Mr. Giveen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early in the morning of the 6th Mr. Dashwood awoke from his slumbers with a start, looked around him, and remembered.
