accursedadjectiveUS /ˌæˈkɜːrst/
under a curse
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hatchie was chagrined at the loss of his prisoner.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading His diligent search was of no avail.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
chagrinedadjectiveUS /ʃəˈɡrɪnd/
feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed
From this reading Hatchie was chagrined at the loss of his prisoner.
Chalmetta's
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From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
counter-plot
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From this reading The counter-plot was made."
diligentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
From this reading His diligent search was of no avail.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
an old word for “before”
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
Hatchie
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From this reading Hatchie was chagrined at the loss of his prisoner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hatchie was chagrined at the loss of his prisoner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
something that is lost
From this reading Hatchie was chagrined at the loss of his prisoner.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The counter-plot was made."
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
not any; not one
From this reading His diligent search was of no avail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hatchie was chagrined at the loss of his prisoner.
overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
plotnounUS /plɑːt/
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
portrayedadjectiveUS /pɔːrˈtreɪd/
represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Hatchie was chagrined at the loss of his prisoner.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading His diligent search was of no avail.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
villain's
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From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The counter-plot was made."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
wood-yard
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From this reading The Chalmetta's boat, which lay at the wood-yard in the morning, was gone; so he had no doubt Maxwell had made his escape in it.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
but in spite of that
From this reading "The accursed plot he overheard, Its every point portrayed; Yet ere the villain's words were cold.
