Chapter XX · Who Is Guilty?

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

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

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From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

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

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

from appearances alone

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

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

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

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

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

clothing in general

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

plural of “cobweb” — a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

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

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

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

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

in deplorable condition

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

let fall to the ground

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

divisible by two

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

at any time

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910)

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

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From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

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

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

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

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

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

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

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

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

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

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

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From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

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

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

in an indignant manner

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

a boy or man

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

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From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

staying power

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

clean or organized

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

cut with a saw

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

only a very short time before

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

a twilled woolen fabric

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

cover or stain with slime

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

plural of “slum” — a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

past form of “smear” — stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

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From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

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From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

used as intensifiers

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

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

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

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

From this reading When he saw Fuller he burst into tears, and Sorley allowed him to drop on to the carpet.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

poor and often mischievous city child

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

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

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

wanting in physical strength

From this reading But Alan did not look so much at the lad’s clothes as at his face and figure, for he was terribly emaciated, and so weak, apparently with hunger, that he could scarcely keep his legs.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”

at the time that

From this reading The urchin presented a more dilapidated appearance than he had ever done before even when in his native slums as a street-arab.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The neat serge suit with which Miss Grison’s kindness had supplied him was smeared with green slime and covered with cobwebs, besides being torn in many places.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “How does the lad come here?” demanded Fuller indignantly, “and what have you been doing to him that he should be in this terrible state?”