how long something has existed
From this reading His age was seventeen.
(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 Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
recognizable; marked
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
the act of departing
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
Elmira
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From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
fulfilledadjectiveUS /fʊlˈfɪld/
completed to perfection
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
the act of departing
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
in like or similar manner
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
something that is lost
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
Louie
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From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
not any; not one
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
and nothing more
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
Pioggi
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From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
ponderedverbUS /ˈpɑːndərd/
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
ReformatorynounUS /rɪˈfɔːrmətɔːri/
correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
respectabilitynounUS /riˌspektəˈbɪlɪti/
honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
sentencingverbUS /ˈsentənsɪŋ/
-ing form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading His age was seventeen.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pioggi explained to the court that his life had been threatened; he had shot only that he himself might live.
TombsnounUS /tuːmz/
plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
TwistverbUS /twɪst/
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading Likewise there had been no public loss; the going of Twist and Louie had but raised the average of all respectability.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The best fashion of the Five Points visited Pioggi in the Tombs on the morning of his departure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His age was seventeen.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The court pondered the business, and decided that justice would be fulfilled by sentencing Pioggi to the Elmira Reformatory.
