afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
corpsenounUS /kɔːrps/
the dead body of a human being
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
take in liquids
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
take in solid food
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
set up or found
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
guidedadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdəd/
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
labourernoun
someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
pocket-book
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From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
in or at or to some place
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
stenchnounUS /stentʃ/
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
thiefnounUS /θiːf/
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading Who says that it was not some passing tramp, some labourer, guided by the stench of the corpse?
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading "Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
which person or people
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, who says that he was the thief?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Very well, you object, but the brute would have been found, as he is hiding somewhere near the turn, and as, after all, he must eat and drink.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Well, well, I see that you have not yet understood.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But the money, you will ask, the stolen pocket-book?
