speak to
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
ALIVEadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading BURIED ALIVE.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
Audley
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From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
barristernounUS /ˈbærɪstər/
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
placed in a grave
From this reading BURIED ALIVE.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
constitutedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnstətuːtəd/
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
denouncer
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From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
jailernounUS /ˈdʒeɪlər/
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
mad-house
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had been her judge; and he was now her jailer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
physician'snounUS /fəˈzɪʃənz/
possessive form of “physician” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
safe-keeping
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From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
not in physical motion
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Robert Audley sat alone in the library with the physician's letter upon the table before him, thinking of the work which was still to be done.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not until he had delivered the letter which lay before him to its proper address, not until he had given up his charge into the safe-keeping of the foreign mad-house doctor, not until then would the dreadful burden be removed from him and his duty done.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young barrister had constituted himself the denouncer of this wretched woman.
