used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
any person at all
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
apieceadverbUS /əˈpiːs/
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
Beauclerc's
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From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
propose a payment
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
Glascock
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From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
the act of departing
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
guineasnounUS /ˈɡɪniz/
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
I'd
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From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
I'm
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From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
IRONS'S
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From this reading IRONS'S NARRATIVE REACHES MERTON MOOR.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
hear with intention
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
MERTONnounUS /ˈmɜːrtən/
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading IRONS'S NARRATIVE REACHES MERTON MOOR.
MOORverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading IRONS'S NARRATIVE REACHES MERTON MOOR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
NARRATIVEnounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading IRONS'S NARRATIVE REACHES MERTON MOOR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
REACHESnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading IRONS'S NARRATIVE REACHES MERTON MOOR.
robverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
rumnounUS /rʌm/
liquor distilled from fermented molasses
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
stair-head
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From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
be standing; be upright
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
(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 'Well, I did as he bid me, and set the glass of rum before him, and in place of drinking it, he follows me out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stand you at the stair-head," says he to Glascock, "and listen; and if you hear anyone coming, step into Mr. Beauclerc's room with his boots, do you see, for I'm going to rob him."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you," says he, "I'd find a way, and I'm going to give you fifty guineas apiece.
