Chapter XVII

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

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

later than; following

From this reading After this a great interval elapsed, during which I conjured up a hundred mischances.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

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

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

on or to one side

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

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

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

clothing in general

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

a carefully considered thought about something

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

past form of “conjure” — summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

From this reading After this a great interval elapsed, during which I conjured up a hundred mischances.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

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

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

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

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading After this a great interval elapsed, during which I conjured up a hundred mischances.

earlier in time; previously

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

one or the other of two

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

(of time) having passed or slipped by

From this reading After this a great interval elapsed, during which I conjured up a hundred mischances.

continuing forever without end

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

in a futile and unproductive manner

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

destroyed or killed

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading After this a great interval elapsed, during which I conjured up a hundred mischances.

past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

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

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

ten 10s

From this reading After this a great interval elapsed, during which I conjured up a hundred mischances.

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

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

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

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

made greater in size or amount or degree

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

beyond belief or understanding

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

a definite length of time marked off by two instants

From this reading After this a great interval elapsed, during which I conjured up a hundred mischances.

plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

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From this reading After this a great interval elapsed, during which I conjured up a hundred mischances.

in motion

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

absolutely essential

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

not any; not one

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

a brief written record

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

and nothing more

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

extremely crowed or filled to capacity

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

a human being

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

bring to an end; settle conclusively

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

with low volume

From this reading Long before it could by any chance be necessary I opened my door, and softly carrying out my box, placed it in a dark corner on the landing.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

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

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

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

From this reading After this a great interval elapsed, during which I conjured up a hundred mischances.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

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

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

being four more than twenty

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

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

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

on a floor above

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

precisely as stated

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

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

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

at the time that

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

in or at the place that

From this reading The clocks had gone midnight, when I parted from Mary at the door of the house and groped my way upstairs to my room; where, throwing off my clothes I lay down, not to sleep, but to resolve endlessly and futilely the plans we had made, and the risks we ran and the thousand issues that might come of either.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

belonging to which person

From this reading Nor did I fail to note the strange and almost incredible turn which now led me to look for support in my flight to the very person whose ominous entrance twenty-four hours earlier had forced me to lay aside the thought.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Cogitation brought me no nearer to a knowledge of the event, but only heated my brain and increased my impatience; the latter to such a degree that with the first light I was up and moving, and had my trunk packed.