Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

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

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

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From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

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From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

an occurrence of something

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

a young person of either sex

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

a slight indication

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course, there were many theories.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

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From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

under the influence of narcotics

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

divisible by two

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

set up or found

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

usually; as a rule

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

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

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

ten 10s

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

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

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

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

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

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

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

and nothing more

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

a town on the Hudson River in New York

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

immediately past

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Of course, there were many theories.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

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

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

make reference to

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

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

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

absolutely essential

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

not any; not one

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

no person; not anyone

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of course, there were many theories.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

inferior in rank or status

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

spoil as if by poison

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

past form of “recommend” — push for something

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985)

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

have in common

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

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

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

ludicrous, foolish

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

express a supposition

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

express in words

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

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

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading Of course, there were many theories.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Of course, there were many theories.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

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

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

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

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

precisely as stated

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

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

From this reading Some believed it to be a case of abduction pure and simple, some of revenge; a few recommended the doctors to follow the poison clue and to ascertain if the child had been drugged before she was put into the basket.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Of course, there were many theories.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.

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

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

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

From this reading Speaking for myself, I had an idea in my head, which I didn't mention even to Betsy Chambers, whom it was necessary for me to see pretty often about that time, and generally of evenings.

in the company of; together with

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading This idea, I suppose, would have knocked the Scotland Yard braves silly with laughing; but I had no fancy to share five hundred with them--more especially since they took seven fifteen off me at Kingston last Petty Sessions--so I just kept a quiet tongue in my head and mentioned the matter to nobody.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Perhaps it was unfortunate I did not; I can't tell you more than this, that the next ten days found me walking about Soho as though I had a fancy to buy up the neighbourhood, and that on the eleventh day precisely I found what I wanted--found it by what I might have called a turn of Providence if I didn't know now it was something very different.