happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading How I came to know it, is no matter now, but shall without doubt afterwards appear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
Anton
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From this reading While Anton Lennox and I lay in the Tolbooth, those that loved us were not idle.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How I came to know it, is no matter now, but shall without doubt afterwards appear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
for the reason that
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
cannot
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From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
concernsnounUS /kənˈsɜːrnz/
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading How I came to know it, is no matter now, but shall without doubt afterwards appear.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
HIGHWAYnounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading ROBBERY ON THE KING'S HIGHWAY.
How
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From this reading How I came to know it, is no matter now, but shall without doubt afterwards appear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
not in action or at work
From this reading While Anton Lennox and I lay in the Tolbooth, those that loved us were not idle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How I came to know it, is no matter now, but shall without doubt afterwards appear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ROBBERY ON THE KING'S HIGHWAY.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How I came to know it, is no matter now, but shall without doubt afterwards appear.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading While Anton Lennox and I lay in the Tolbooth, those that loved us were not idle.
Lennox
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From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
held dear
From this reading While Anton Lennox and I lay in the Tolbooth, those that loved us were not idle.
Maisie
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From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading How I came to know it, is no matter now, but shall without doubt afterwards appear.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
not any; not one
From this reading How I came to know it, is no matter now, but shall without doubt afterwards appear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ROBBERY ON THE KING'S HIGHWAY.
others
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From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
ROBBERYnounUS /ˈrɑːbəri/
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading ROBBERY ON THE KING'S HIGHWAY.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How I came to know it, is no matter now, but shall without doubt afterwards appear.
speedilyadverbUS /ˈspiːdəli/
with speed
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
tale's
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From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBBERY ON THE KING'S HIGHWAY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading While Anton Lennox and I lay in the Tolbooth, those that loved us were not idle.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
Tolboothnoun
a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While Anton Lennox and I lay in the Tolbooth, those that loved us were not idle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now that which follows concerns not myself, but Maisie Lennox and others that were at this time forth of the Tolbooth.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Anton Lennox and I lay in the Tolbooth, those that loved us were not idle.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, because the story properly comes in here, I pray the reader to suffer it gladly, for without it I cannot came to my tale's ending, as I must speedily do.
