used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
annalsnounUS /ˈænəlz/
reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
bed-makers
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From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
BEHINDprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading BEHIND THE SCREEN.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Lucy went to her coach the next day.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
Colville's
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From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
courtsnounUS /kɔːrts/
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Lucy went to her coach the next day.
else
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From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
gownsmen
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From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
gypsnoun
a genus of Accipitridae
From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy went to her coach the next day.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
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 A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
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 A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy went to her coach the next day.
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 A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
of an obscure nature
From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Lucy went to her coach the next day.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
outeradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtər/
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
penetratedverbUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
SCREENnounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading BEHIND THE SCREEN.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
staircasenounUS /ˈsterkeɪs/
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
stairwaysnounUS /ˈsterweɪz/
plural of “stairway” — a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEHIND THE SCREEN.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lucy went to her coach the next day.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading A great many gownsmen must have climbed the stairs that led to Mr. Colville's rooms before her; they had left their marks here, if they had left them nowhere else in the annals of the University.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading She had never ventured up those mysterious stairways sacred to gyps, bed-makers and gownsmen.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lucy went to her coach the next day.
but in spite of that
From this reading She ought to have known her way about a college staircase by this time, but she had never yet penetrated beyond the outer courts.
