used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
accuseverbUS /əˈkjuːz/
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
advertisedadjectiveUS /ˈædvərtaɪzd/
called to public attention
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
(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 Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
any thing at all
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
argumentsnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənts/
plural of “argument” — a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
can't
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From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
clutchesnounUS /ˈklʌtʃəz/
the act of grasping
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
carefully weighed
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
Debrot
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From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
DetectivesnounUS /dɪˈtektɪvz/
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
don't
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From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
Dr
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From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
escapingverbUS /ɪˈskeɪpɪŋ/
-ing form of “escape” — run away from confinement
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
divisible by two
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
set up or found
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
I'd
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From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
impulsiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪv/
proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
isn't
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From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
JANE
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From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
kind-heartedadjective
having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
meddled
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From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
on one occasion
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
a human being
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
Raste
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From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
on the contrary
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
stranger'snounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/
possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
believed likely
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
toilsnounUS /tɔɪlz/
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
tracedverbUS /treɪst/
past form of “trace” — follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
unscrupulousadjectiveUS /ənˈskruːpjələs/
without scruples or principles
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must wait,” she said to the eager and impulsive Raste, “to see if she is missed, and advertised for.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
(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 Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
at the time that
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
which person or people
From this reading These arguments had their weight with Raste, who, though thoroughly unscrupulous, was careful about getting into the toils of the law, his father’s fate serving as an example to him of the difficulty of escaping from those toils when they once close upon a victim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LADY JANE FINDS A FRIEND From the first, madame had insisted that the stranger’s property should not be meddled with until a certain time had passed.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Detectives are capable of anything, and it isn’t best to get in their clutches; but if we don’t touch her things, they can’t accuse us, and Dr. Debrot knows she died of fever, so I would be considered a kind-hearted Christian woman, and I’d be paid well for all my trouble, if it should come out that she died here.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A person of her position must have friends somewhere, and it would be rather bad for us if she was traced here, and it was found out that she died in our house; we might even be suspected of killing her to get her money.
