used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading The government was on the alert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
arrestverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
Berwick
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From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
Caryl
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From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
an act that fails
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading The government was on the alert.
guard-house
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From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
JeromenounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
Kensington
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From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
go away from a place
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
not any; not one
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
ORANGEnounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
go across or through
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
with low volume
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
except for; apart from
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the day after his arrest, he had been followed to his lodging, taken quietly and conveyed to the guard-house at Kensington.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Jerome Caryl had no thought for company save of failure; he had played for a high stake and the price for losing it was heavy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
a message informing of danger
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM OF ORANGE Jerome Caryl was informed that he was to be examined.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No chance was his to pass on warning to any save Berwick, and it was doubtful whether he now would be able to leave the country.
