used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STORY OF A MODERN SPANISH ROGUE.
adjustedadjectiveUS /əˈdʒʌstɪd/
altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
aftadverbUS /æft/
at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
anew
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
(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 "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
AshtonnounUS /ˈæʃtən/
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
Bah
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From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
BassetnounUS /ˈbæsɪt/
smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What crimes can he have committed?" said Ethel, who was weeping with sympathy.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading "What crimes can he have committed?" said Ethel, who was weeping with sympathy.
coupletnoun
two items of the same kind
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
crimesnounUS /kraɪmz/
plural of “crime” — (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading "What crimes can he have committed?" said Ethel, who was weeping with sympathy.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
Ethel
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From this reading "What crimes can he have committed?" said Ethel, who was weeping with sympathy.
at any time
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What crimes can he have committed?" said Ethel, who was weeping with sympathy.
he'll
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From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading STORY OF A MODERN SPANISH ROGUE.
MorleynounUS /ˈmɔːrli/
United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923)
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
NewgatenounUS /ˈnuːɡeɪt/
a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STORY OF A MODERN SPANISH ROGUE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
and nothing more
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
Phillips
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
quadrantnounUS /ˈkwɑːdrənt/
a quarter of the circumference of a circle
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
ROGUEnounUS /roʊɡ/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading STORY OF A MODERN SPANISH ROGUE.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading STORY OF A MODERN SPANISH ROGUE.
speculums
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading STORY OF A MODERN SPANISH ROGUE.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading "What crimes can he have committed?" said Ethel, who was weeping with sympathy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
showing sorrow
From this reading "What crimes can he have committed?" said Ethel, who was weeping with sympathy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What crimes can he have committed?" said Ethel, who was weeping with sympathy.
which person or people
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
wipedverbUS /waɪpt/
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
wretchnounUS /retʃ/
performs some wicked deed
From this reading "The remorse of that unfortunate wretch has in it something appalling," said Morley, as they walked aft.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bah!" replied Captain Phillips, who was busy with his quadrant; "I have seen something of this kind before, Mr. Ashton, and know it is only a case of 'the devil was sick:' you know the rest of the couplet."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Crimes, Miss Basset!" repeated the captain, as he wiped and adjusted the two speculums or horizon glasses; "Lord love your kind heart, he'll have committed every crime that ever was recorded in Newgate, and would commit 'em all again, but old King Death has brought him up with a round turn."
