(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 All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
bedchambernounUS /ˈbedtʃeɪmbər/
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
rid of obstructions
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
Dolores
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From this reading Dolores had not understood her father's words.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
to come or go into
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Dolores had not understood her father's words.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dolores had not understood her father's words.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolores had not understood her father's words.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
injuredadjectiveUS /ˈɪndʒərd/
harmed
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
fasten with a lock
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
Mendoza
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From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
murderersnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərərz/
plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
not one, and not any
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dolores had not understood her father's words.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
ropesnounUS /roʊps/
plural of “rope” — a strong line
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
not in physical motion
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
a special situation
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
up to a particular time
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Dolores had not understood her father's words.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Had there been danger still for herself, she could not have felt it; but there was none now as she laid her hand upon the key to enter the bedchamber.
precisely as stated
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All that was clear to her was that Don John was dead and that his murderers were gone.
at the time that
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
a Caucasian
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Dolores had not understood her father's words.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At first the lock would not open, as it had been injured in some way by being so roughly shaken when Mendoza had tried it.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
wrenchedverbUS /rentʃt/
past form of “wrench” — twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading But Dolores' desperate fingers wound themselves upon the key like little ropes of white silk, slender but very strong, and she wrenched at the thing furiously till it turned.
