Chapter XI · The Underground Passage

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

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

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

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

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

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

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

From this reading But as he continued to think it over he realized that it could not be so.

a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

terminate

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But as he continued to think it over he realized that it could not be so.

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

without stop or interruption

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But as he continued to think it over he realized that it could not be so.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

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

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

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

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

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

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

past form of “listen” — hear with intention

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But as he continued to think it over he realized that it could not be so.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

above and across; more than

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

by chance

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

filled with bewilderment

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading But as he continued to think it over he realized that it could not be so.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

a harsh noise made by scraping

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But as he continued to think it over he realized that it could not be so.

a person, without saying who

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But as he continued to think it over he realized that it could not be so.

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

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading But as he continued to think it over he realized that it could not be so.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

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

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

hard to endure

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

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

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The scratching sound continued to come as the professor listened, and he got up and bent his head close to the wall.

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

From this reading It sounded to him as though someone was scraping the rock wall on the other side of his cell, and he was puzzled over the circumstance.

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

From this reading There was a measure of hope in the sound, perhaps the boys had arrived and were trying to break through to him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.

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

From this reading The dungeon was deep in the earth and it would be impossible for them to get down on a level with his cell.