used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
in actual fact
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
a boy or man
From this reading "You're a good fellow, Gallagher," said his honour, reassured.
Gallagher
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From this reading "You're a good fellow, Gallagher," said his honour, reassured.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading "You mistake me," said I, paying no heed to the gesture.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You're a good fellow, Gallagher," said his honour, reassured.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I've nothing to say that they need not hear."
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading "You mistake me," said I, paying no heed to the gesture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
the state of being honored
From this reading "You're a good fellow, Gallagher," said his honour, reassured.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You mistake me," said I, paying no heed to the gesture.
I've
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From this reading I've nothing to say that they need not hear."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You mistake me," said I, paying no heed to the gesture.
and nothing more
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "You mistake me," said I, paying no heed to the gesture.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I've nothing to say that they need not hear."
not any; not one
From this reading "You mistake me," said I, paying no heed to the gesture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I've nothing to say that they need not hear."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I've nothing to say that they need not hear."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading "You mistake me," said I, paying no heed to the gesture.
pistolnounUS /ˈpɪstəl/
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
Rathmullan
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From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
reassuredadjectiveUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊrd/
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading "You're a good fellow, Gallagher," said his honour, reassured.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You mistake me," said I, paying no heed to the gesture.
express in words
From this reading I've nothing to say that they need not hear."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I've nothing to say that they need not hear."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
a shaky motion
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the poor man, whom the landlord at Rathmullan had well described as broken, actually put out his trembling hand to reach a pistol that lay on the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mistake me," said I, paying no heed to the gesture.
You're
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From this reading "You're a good fellow, Gallagher," said his honour, reassured.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I came merely on business, and if you like you can call your guard in.
