in actual fact
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
ArchnounUS /ɑːrtʃ/
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
for a limitless time
From this reading Lost to us forever!
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Lost to us forever!
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?
not any; not one
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading PRISONERS.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
RebelsnounUS /ˈrebəlz/
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
TraitornounUS /ˈtreɪtər/
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?
at the time that
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?
