anew
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Never was so alarmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away!
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Then I fled to the yacht!!
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
how
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From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was so alarmed.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
on one occasion
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
having a point
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
cut with a saw
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
SiberianounUS /saɪˈbɪriə/
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never was so alarmed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never was so alarmed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With great presence of mind I pointed to my nose--they saw the point at once.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Then the pair of them marched me off ("to Siberia," thinks I! and I wondered how far we should have to walk!) to the courtyard, where I had entered, and then passed me through the gate on to the road again.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Then I fled to the yacht!!
