Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

later than; following

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

react verbally

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

not invading healthy tissue

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

third-person singular of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

separated into parts or pieces

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

past form of “explore” — inquire into

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

with resolute determination

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

the act of putting something in working order again

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

set up or found

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

the force of workers available

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

-ing form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

housing available for people to live in

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

filled with satisfaction

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

plural of “slab” — block consisting of a thick piece of something

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

dependable

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

for a limited time only; not permanently

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Satisfied as to this, after fixing up a stout bar across the door, I returned to the first floor, and gave orders to have the men taken below.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

a soldier in a motorized army unit

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

(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 Here I found a considerable cellar, divided into two sections, the floor of stone slabs, and the walls well bricked.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Iron bars, firmly set, protected the small windows, and altogether the place appeared favorable for our purpose.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MISS WILLIFRED DECLARES HERSELF I glanced at the various rooms up stairs, but nothing seemed exactly suitable for our purpose, and, finally, taking a trooper along to hold a light, explored the basement with better results.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading To be sure, desperate prisoners could not be confined in such quarters for any length of time, but it would answer temporarily, providing we left a guard within.