Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

higher than, or over, something

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

in addition

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

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

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

in bodily form

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

the act of breaking something

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

the act of closing something

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

the specified day of the month

From this reading More: I had never even heard of him or mentioned him up to that day and date.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading More: I had never even heard of him or mentioned him up to that day and date.

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

send away towards a designated goal

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

divisible by two

From this reading More: I had never even heard of him or mentioned him up to that day and date.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

the father of your father or mother

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

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

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading More: I had never even heard of him or mentioned him up to that day and date.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

past form of “insult” — treat, mention, or speak to rudely

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

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

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

go away from a place

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading More: I had never even heard of him or mentioned him up to that day and date.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading More: I had never even heard of him or mentioned him up to that day and date.

in motion

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

a form of address for a man

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

not any; not one

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading More: I had never even heard of him or mentioned him up to that day and date.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

angered at something unjust or wrong

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

plural of “perpetrator” — someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

express in words

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

past form of “slander” — charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

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

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

two items of the same kind

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

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

From this reading More: I had never even heard of him or mentioned him up to that day and date.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But no! let us leave him to the agony of a lacerated conscience (though if passion should get the better of the public, and in its blind fury they should do the traducer bodily injury, it is but too obvious that no jury could convict and no court punish the perpetrators of the deed).

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

at the time that

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

during the time that

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading [I will state, in passing, that the journal above quoted from always referred to me afterward as "Twain, the Body-Snatcher."]

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The ingenious closing sentence had the effect of moving me out of bed with despatch that night, and out at the back door also, while the "outraged and insulted public" surged in the front way, breaking furniture and windows in their righteous indignation as they came, and taking off such property as they could carry when they went.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet I can lay my hand upon the Book and say that I never slandered Mr. Blank's grandfather.