used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In case she needs help you can pretend you are just going home.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
Baddlesmere
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From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
completely unclothed
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
Betty
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From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In case she needs help you can pretend you are just going home.”
CarolineadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
an occurrence of something
From this reading In case she needs help you can pretend you are just going home.”
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
door-latch
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From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
drowsingadjective
half asleep
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
entertainsverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “entertain” — provide entertainment for
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
fumblingadjectiveUS /ˈfʌmbəlɪŋ/
showing lack of skill or aptitude
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
the act of departing
From this reading In case she needs help you can pretend you are just going home.”
Gomme
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From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In case she needs help you can pretend you are just going home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In case she needs help you can pretend you are just going home.”
it's
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From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
and nothing more
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
Modeyne
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From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading In case she needs help you can pretend you are just going home.”
Netherby
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From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
Netherby's
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From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
Noll
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From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
outdooradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtdɔːr/
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading In case she needs help you can pretend you are just going home.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
one of four equal parts
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
shan't
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From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In case she needs help you can pretend you are just going home.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
signingnounUS /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/
language expressed by visible hand gestures
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
sleevenounUS /sliːv/
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
move stealthily
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
not in physical motion
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
tip-toe
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From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
to-night
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From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
having come into contact
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
precisely as stated
From this reading The boy had been lying very still for awhile when he touched Netherby’s sleeve, signing to him to put down the ear of confidence:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
at the time that
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
Wherein
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From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Netherby,” he whispered, “when it’s within a quarter of midnight, old Modeyne will be fumbling at the door-latch down below....
wrapsnounUS /ræps/
plural of “wrap” — cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
From this reading _Wherein Master Oliver entertains Guests_ When Caroline Baddlesmere returned to the great bare room, and took off her outdoor wraps, Noll was seemingly drowsing, Netherby Gomme sitting on the bed by his side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shan’t be able to help Betty to bring him up to-night--so you might slip down on tip-toe and just keep a flight of steps above her all the way.
