afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading "But see what contradictions arise!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
boltedverbUS /ˈboʊltəd/
past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But see what contradictions arise!
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
contradictionsnounUS /ˌkɑːntrəˈdɪkʃənz/
plural of “contradiction” — opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
From this reading "But see what contradictions arise!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading In the interval _he_, no doubt, had time to escape downstairs.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading In the interval _he_, no doubt, had time to escape downstairs.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading In the interval _he_, no doubt, had time to escape downstairs.
foolishlyadverbUS /ˈfuːlɪʃli/
without good sense or judgment
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
set up or found
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the interval _he_, no doubt, had time to escape downstairs.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
intervalnounUS /ˈɪntərvəl/
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading In the interval _he_, no doubt, had time to escape downstairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
KochnounUS /kɔːtʃ/
German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910)
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
not any; not one
From this reading In the interval _he_, no doubt, had time to escape downstairs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
express in words
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But see what contradictions arise!
That's
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From this reading "That's true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the interval _he_, no doubt, had time to escape downstairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That's true.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But see what contradictions arise!
at the time that
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
in the company of; together with
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The murderer was inside, and had bolted the door, and certainly he would have been captured had not Koch foolishly run off to the porter.
but in spite of that
From this reading They say they knocked and found the door closed; yet three minutes after, when they went back with the porter, it was open."
