Chapter XIX

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

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

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From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

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

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

protective covering made of metal and used in combat

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

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

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

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

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

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From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

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From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

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

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading It resides in a glass-covered box on the inner face of the door.

A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

plural of “combination” — a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

accompanying

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

a female human offspring

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase “left to your own devices”

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

third-person singular of “differ” — be different

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

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

From this reading It resides in a glass-covered box on the inner face of the door.

using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

an opposing military force

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading It resides in a glass-covered box on the inner face of the door.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

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From this reading It resides in a glass-covered box on the inner face of the door.

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

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

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

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

lacking in or deprived of strength or power

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

not admitting of penetration or passage into or through

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

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

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

becoming greater or larger

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

the power of creative imagination

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

located inward

From this reading It resides in a glass-covered box on the inner face of the door.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

the creation of something in the mind

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

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

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

and nothing more

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

engage in

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

absolutely essential

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

not any; not one

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

out of fashion

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It resides in a glass-covered box on the inner face of the door.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

and nothing more

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

plural of “person” — a human being

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

plural of “projectile” — a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

third-person singular of “reside” — make one's home in a particular place or community

From this reading It resides in a glass-covered box on the inner face of the door.

a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

act as a barrier between; stand between

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

transport commercially

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

a particular environment or walk of life

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

not in physical motion

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

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

From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

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

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

a metallic tapping sound

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

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From this reading THE FOURTH DAY The time-lock is not an old device, but it is already a necessity.

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

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

a native of ancient Troy

From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

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From this reading The time-lock differs from other devices of the sort in this, that it is no respecter of persons; it makes no discrimination between Trojan and Tyrian, friend and enemy.

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

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

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

belonging to which person

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Just as the invention of new and impenetrable armor for battle-ships has only produced new cannon or new projectiles which make necessary a still harder protective shell about the ship, so has the increasing ingenuity with which banks guard their treasure been met by a corresponding advance in audacity and skill by those whose trade it is to rob the banks.

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading An old-fashioned safe would be to a bank as useless a toy as one of Gustavus Adolphus’s wooden cannon in a modern fort; and a safe cracker of the past generation would be as helpless as John Bagsbury’s daughter Martha in the presence of a great Harveyized-steel sphere with its electric apron burglar alarm, its half-dozen separate combinations, and its time-lock ticking away inside.