take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading There he remained for the night, and came back by train to Burwain in the afternoon of the ensuing day.
airshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/
a steerable self-propelled aircraft
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
(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 So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
Burwain
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From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There he remained for the night, and came back by train to Burwain in the afternoon of the ensuing day.
Caldershaw's
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From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
confessionnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
criminaladjectiveUS /ˈkrɪmənəl/
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
DestinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
DredgeverbUS /dredʒ/
cover before cooking
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
ensuingadjectiveUS /ˈensuːɪŋ/
following immediately and as a result of what went before
From this reading There he remained for the night, and came back by train to Burwain in the afternoon of the ensuing day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
set up or found
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
GrainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
how
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From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
informverbUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrm/
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
InspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/
a high ranking police officer
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
LodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There he remained for the night, and came back by train to Burwain in the afternoon of the ensuing day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
established beyond doubt
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There he remained for the night, and came back by train to Burwain in the afternoon of the ensuing day.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
for a short time
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
Tarhaven
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From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he remained for the night, and came back by train to Burwain in the afternoon of the ensuing day.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
create by training and teaching
From this reading There he remained for the night, and came back by train to Burwain in the afternoon of the ensuing day.
unmanageableadjectiveUS /ənˈmænɪdʒəbəl/
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Inspector Dredge came to The Lodge that same evening to relate all that had taken place, and to inform us how he had come to Burwain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So Miss Destiny was the criminal after all, and her confession alone revealed what had taken place in Anne Caldershaw's back room, shortly before I had arrived in my motor car to search for adventure.
in or at the place that
From this reading We did not hear until the next day what Weston thought, as his airship proved to be unmanageable, and drifted over toward the island of Grain, where he managed to descend.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The little woman's body was found broken in pieces on the outskirts of Tarhaven, and small wonder, considering the terrible height from which she had fallen.
