Chapter XII

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

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

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

a flexible container with a single opening

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading BAGGAGE.

plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading Misfortunes never come singly, for birds of a feather flock together.

a wind that blows from the north

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

the quality of not being careful or taking pains

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

plural of “check” — a written order directing a bank to pay money

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

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

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Misfortunes never come singly, for birds of a feather flock together.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

plural of “discoloration” — a soiled or discolored appearance

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

join tongue and groove, in carpentry

From this reading Misfortunes never come singly, for birds of a feather flock together.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

a church congregation guided by a pastor

From this reading Misfortunes never come singly, for birds of a feather flock together.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

the act of departing

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destroyed or killed

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plural of “good” — benefit

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

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

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

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

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

a social unit living together

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be the source of pain

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

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

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

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

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

against your will

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

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

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Of one thing I was soon satisfied, namely, that it was not there.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

staying power

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

the state of being legally obliged and responsible

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

a principle that limits the extent of something

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

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

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading Misfortunes never come singly, for birds of a feather flock together.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

as follows

From this reading Of one thing I was soon satisfied, namely, that it was not there.

lower

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Misfortunes never come singly, for birds of a feather flock together.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Of one thing I was soon satisfied, namely, that it was not there.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Of one thing I was soon satisfied, namely, that it was not there.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

the human nose (especially when it is large)

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

in a rueful manner

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

filled with satisfaction

From this reading Of one thing I was soon satisfied, namely, that it was not there.

only a very short time before

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

one by one; one at a time

From this reading Misfortunes never come singly, for birds of a feather flock together.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

in the near future

From this reading Of one thing I was soon satisfied, namely, that it was not there.

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

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

the act of gripping and pressing firmly

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

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

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

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

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

in or at that place or location

From this reading Of one thing I was soon satisfied, namely, that it was not there.

a special situation

From this reading Of one thing I was soon satisfied, namely, that it was not there.

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

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

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

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Misfortunes never come singly, for birds of a feather flock together.

the upper part of anything

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

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

From this reading Of one thing I was soon satisfied, namely, that it was not there.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.

at the time that

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

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

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Scarcely had I got to the hotel and begun ruefully examining the discolorations on my nether limbs and putting a piece of sticking-plaster on the top of my proboscis, when a thought struck me, and really hurt me, so that I involuntarily exclaimed, “Why, where’s my bag?”

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Gone.--Company liable for Lost Baggage.--Carelessness of Owner.--Checking.--What is Baggage?--Papers.--Spring-horse.--Household Goods going West.--Luggage left in Cloak-room.--Limitation of Liability.--Taking Change.--Railroad Police.--Beauties of Checks.--Fall of a Window.--Legs and Arms outside.--Officials squeezing Fingers.--Stern Boreas.