afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
(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 “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
brightenedverbUS /ˈbraɪtənd/
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
captivitynounUS /kæpˈtɪvəti/
the state of being imprisoned
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
chokeynoun
British slang (dated) for a prison
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/
to a great extent or degree
From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
enslavedverbUS /enˈsleɪvd/
past form of “enslave” — make a slave of; bring into servitude
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
a young female
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
an iconic mental representation
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true, after all.
kidnappedverbUS /ˈkɪdnæpt/
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
lizardnounUS /ˈlɪzərd/
relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
reservedadjectiveUS /rɪˈzɜːrvd/
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
term of address for a man
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Romance reserved me for another fate, for another sort of captivity, for more than one sort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was true, after all.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he brightened up considerably.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was true, after all.
which person or people
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
in the company of; together with
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “So he must have been kidnapped or something after all, sir, or he would be in chokey now.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And my imagination had been captured, enslaved already by the image of that young girl who had called me her English cousin, the girl with the lizard, the girl with the dagger!
