used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
(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 A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
attackedverbUS /əˈtækt/
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
checkmated
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From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
cleverlyadverbUS /ˈklevərli/
in a clever manner
From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
dartingverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪŋ/
-ing form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
the act of departing
From this reading In a few minutes after their departure, Otho revived, and lifted his head in wonder at his position.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
digressverbUS /daɪˈɡres/
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes after their departure, Otho revived, and lifted his head in wonder at his position.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
Floy
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From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
Floyd
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From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
set up or found
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In a few minutes after their departure, Otho revived, and lifted his head in wonder at his position.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
Landon
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From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
held up in the air
From this reading In a few minutes after their departure, Otho revived, and lifted his head in wonder at his position.
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 But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
most important element
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
Maury
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From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes after their departure, Otho revived, and lifted his head in wonder at his position.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
murderousadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərəs/
characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
nefariousadjectiveUS /nəˈferiəs/
extremely wicked
From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
a brief written record
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
Othonoun
French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading In a few minutes after their departure, Otho revived, and lifted his head in wonder at his position.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
recoververbUS /rɪˈkʌvər/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
revivedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvd/
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading In a few minutes after their departure, Otho revived, and lifted his head in wonder at his position.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
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 But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
SuicidenounUS /ˈsuːəsaɪd/
the act of killing yourself
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
swoonverbUS /swuːn/
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In a few minutes after their departure, Otho revived, and lifted his head in wonder at his position.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never was a villain assured of success in a nefarious design more cleverly checkmated.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But we must digress a short while from the main points of our story to note what became of our villain, Otho Maury, after Floyd Landon and our heroine left him unconscious on the floor, to recover at his leisure from his long swoon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had gone to Suicide Place to search for Floy, and found her; but she was armed, and had attacked him desperately with a murderous looking dagger.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading In a few minutes after their departure, Otho revived, and lifted his head in wonder at his position.
people who are wounded
From this reading A darting pain in his wounded neck recalled him sharply to a sense of all that had happened.
