Chapter II

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

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

later than; following

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

in addition

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

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

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

cause to be bored

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

the two together, not just one

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

a period of 100 years

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

A secret or disguised way of writing; a code used to conceal ancient secrets.

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

difficult to analyze or understand

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

being joined in close association

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

annoyed and irritable

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

of an obscure nature

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

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

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

true confidential information

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

plural of “diagram” — a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

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

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

spread out or scattered about or divided up

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

plural of “document” — writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

coming next after the seventeenth in position

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

to an extreme degree

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

plural of “exterior” — the region that is outside of something

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

plural of “find” — a productive insight

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

plural of “formula” — a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

in a free manner

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

not fake or counterfeit

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

a quick look

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

a tract of land used for burials

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

something written by hand

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

in ignorance; in an ignorant manner

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

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

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

the literary culture

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

having a part of the body crippled or disabled

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

make less visible or unclear

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

beautiful handwriting

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

with speed

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

chosen in preference to another

From this reading He also opened the diary at a page carefully selected for its innocuousness and gave Willett a glimpse of Curwen's connected handwriting in English.

coming next after the sixteenth in position

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

a state of surviving; remaining alive

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

plural of “symbol” — an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

precisely as stated

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

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

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

at the time that

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

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

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

which person or people

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

belonging to which person

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading As to his graveyard search, whose object he freely admitted, but the details of whose progress he did not relate, he said he had reason to think that Joseph Curwen's mutilated headstone bore certain mystic symbols--carved from directions in his will and ignorantly spared by those who had effaced the name--which were absolutely essential to the final solution of his cryptic system.

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

From this reading When Dr. Willett asked to see the mystic documents, Ward displayed much reluctance and tried to put him off with such things as the photostatic copies of the Hutchinson cipher and Orne formulae and diagrams; but finally showed him the exteriors of some of the real Curwen finds--the "_Journal and Notes_," the cipher (title in cipher also) and the formula-filled message "_To Him Who Shal Come After_"--and let him glance inside such as were in obscure characters.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Curwen, he believed, had wished to guard his secret with care; and had consequently distributed the data in an exceedingly curious fashion.

possessive form of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The doctor noted very closely the crabbed and complicated letters, and the general aura of the seventeenth century which clung round both penmanship and style despite the writer's survival into the eighteenth century, and became quickly certain that the document was genuine.