Chapter XL · The Passing of the Vengeance

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading There would have to be an inquest, of course--as there was.

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

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

From this reading But there was nothing much here to arouse public curiosity.

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

From this reading There would have to be an inquest, of course--as there was.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

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

From this reading There would have to be an inquest, of course--as there was.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But there was nothing much here to arouse public curiosity.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading There would have to be an inquest, of course--as there was.

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading But there was nothing much here to arouse public curiosity.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Silva had died in his sleep.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

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

From this reading Silva had died in his sleep.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There would have to be an inquest, of course--as there was.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading But there was nothing much here to arouse public curiosity.

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

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

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

From this reading Silva had died in his sleep.

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

From this reading Silva had died in his sleep.

an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death

From this reading There would have to be an inquest, of course--as there was.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

for more time

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But there was nothing much here to arouse public curiosity.

not any; not one

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading But there was nothing much here to arouse public curiosity.

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There would have to be an inquest, of course--as there was.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading But there was nothing much here to arouse public curiosity.

with low volume

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

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From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

the forest trees growing in a country or region

From this reading Silva had died in his sleep.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading Silva had died in his sleep.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

after the expected or usual time; delayed

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

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

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There would have to be an inquest, of course--as there was.

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

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

From this reading The troubled spirit was at rest, the tardy confession had been made, and Lord Ravenspur had no longer any occasion to fear the vengeance that had followed him so long.

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

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

at the time that

From this reading It was well into the following afternoon when the trained nurse came quietly down the stairs, and announced to Lord Ravenspur that her task was finished.

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

From this reading There would have to be an inquest, of course--as there was.