Chapter IV · Chapter 4

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

(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 I had reversed it, and armlocked it, and committed all manner of assaults on it.

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

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

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From this reading I had reversed it, and armlocked it, and committed all manner of assaults on it.

plural of “assault” — close fighting during the culmination of a military attack

From this reading I had reversed it, and armlocked it, and committed all manner of assaults on it.

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

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

From this reading I had reversed it, and armlocked it, and committed all manner of assaults on it.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course, I had to take it.

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

of or relating to the biological science of entomology

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

set up or found

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Of course, I had to take it.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading I had stood it on its head.

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

From this reading Of course, I had to take it.

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

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Of course, I had to take it.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I had stood it on its head.

plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I had reversed it, and armlocked it, and committed all manner of assaults on it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of course, I had to take it.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I had stood it on its head.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

turned inside out and resewn

From this reading I had reversed it, and armlocked it, and committed all manner of assaults on it.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I had stood it on its head.

carry out

From this reading Of course, I had to take it.

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

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

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

From this reading Of course, I had to take it.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

in the direction of

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

at the time that

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture

From this reading I had found twenty old cigarette ends under the carpet, and entomological wonders in the woodwork of the window.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading And towards late afternoon, when the grey cloak of twilight was beginning to be torn by the gas lamps, I had pulled the whole place to pieces and found out what made it work.