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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
adjoined
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
arrived
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
attached
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
back
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
barrels
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
belonged
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
bestowed
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
boat
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
building
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
carefully
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
cellar
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
conspirators
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
conveyed
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
corner
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
door
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
Earl
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
fastened
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
Ferris
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
fully
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
garden
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
garden-gate
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
habitation
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
hereafter
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
high
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
hired
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
House
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
keeper
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
Lambeth
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
latter
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
lofty
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
more
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
named
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
necessary
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
Northumberland
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
noticed
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
now
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
Parliament
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
Percy
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
person
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
powder
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
purpose
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
put
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
relative
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
rowed
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
royal
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
small
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
south-west
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
speak
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
stated
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
stories
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
structure
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From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
surrounded
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAITOR.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
Thomas
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From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
TRAITOR
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From this reading THE TRAITOR.
trio
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From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
two
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
walls
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
wardrobe
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The habitation, to which the powder was conveyed, adjoined, as has already been stated, the Parliament House, and stood at the south-west corner of that structure.
Whinneard
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From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From the latter it was hired by Thomas Percy, one of the conspirators, and a relative of the Earl of Northumberland,--of whom it will be necessary to speak more fully hereafter,--for the purpose to which it was now put.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a small building, two stories high, with a little garden attached to it, surrounded by lofty walls, and belonged to Whinneard, the keeper of the royal wardrobe, by whom it was let to a person named Ferris.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Having bestowed the barrels of powder carefully in the cellar, and fastened the door of the house and the garden-gate after them, the trio returned to the boat, and rowed back to Lambeth, where they arrived without being noticed.
