used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He saw her look doubtfully at the closed lodge-door; and he misread the look.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading I have,” with a faint smile, “authority to open.”
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
band-box
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From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading He saw her look doubtfully at the closed lodge-door; and he misread the look.
Clyne
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From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
doubtfullyadverb
in a doubtful manner
From this reading He saw her look doubtfully at the closed lodge-door; and he misread the look.
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading I have,” with a faint smile, “authority to open.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
set up or found
From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have,” with a faint smile, “authority to open.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw her look doubtfully at the closed lodge-door; and he misread the look.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
immediately past
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
the sound of laughing
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
lodge-door
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From this reading He saw her look doubtfully at the closed lodge-door; and he misread the look.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He saw her look doubtfully at the closed lodge-door; and he misread the look.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
misreadverbUS /mɪsˈriːd/
read or interpret wrongly
From this reading He saw her look doubtfully at the closed lodge-door; and he misread the look.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I have,” with a faint smile, “authority to open.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading She found Captain Clyne awaiting her with his hand on the key of the prison gate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw her look doubtfully at the closed lodge-door; and he misread the look.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I have,” with a faint smile, “authority to open.”
sparedverbUS /sperd/
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
at the time that
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading When she had filled her band-box, and with a tearful laugh looked her last on the cell, she emerged from the yard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought,” he said, “that you would wish to be spared seeing more of them.
