Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

gotten through environmental forces

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

later than; following

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

anew

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

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

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading So I got back safely to my room which it had not seemed likely.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

-ing form of “consider” — deem to be

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

to come or go into

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

at any time

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

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From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

destroyed or killed

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading So I got back safely to my room which it had not seemed likely.

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

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

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From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

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

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So I got back safely to my room which it had not seemed likely.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading So I got back safely to my room which it had not seemed likely.

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

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

a female domestic

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

not any; not one

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading So I got back safely to my room which it had not seemed likely.

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

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

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

apparently reasonable and credible, and therefore convincing

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

with low volume

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading So I got back safely to my room which it had not seemed likely.

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading So I got back safely to my room which it had not seemed likely.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading So I got back safely to my room which it had not seemed likely.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I got back safely to my room which it had not seemed likely.

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 HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

carry out

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

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

From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

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

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

in a way that was not expected

From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

not suspected or believed likely

From this reading I should ever enter again, and next morning I could see that my over-night's adventure was quite unsuspected.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

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

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

at the time that

From this reading HOW THE STORY ENDED "When I reached the house luck unexpectedly favoured me.

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

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.

which person or people

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My maid, whom I had been obliged to take, up to a certain point, into my confidence, and who, after the manner of her class, had acquired more than a sympathetic inkling of the way my people had been treating me, was waiting up on the look-out for my return, and quietly let me in.

in the company of; together with

From this reading She told me that no one but herself had any idea that I was out of the house; she had led them to believe that I had gone to bed early with a headache, which considering the stress of the past two days was plausible enough.