Chapter XVII · What Audrey Overheard

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

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

a defendant in a criminal proceeding

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

Having no one else present.

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

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

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

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From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

strike violently

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

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From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

with self-possession (especially in times of stress)

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

inflected form of “commit” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

without deviation

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

set up or found

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

in a free manner

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

a young female

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

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

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

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

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

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

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

stricken with horror

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

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

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

possessive form of “joseph” — leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

a narrow way or road

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

lasting for a markedly brief time

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

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From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

inflected form of “repel” — cause to move back by force or influence

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

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From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

term of address for a man

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

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

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

believed likely

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

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

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

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

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading The bang of the door startled both from the momentary state of stupor into which the unexpected behaviour of Branwin had plunged them.

English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

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

From this reading Moreover, he had repelled the hinted accusation so calmly, and had admitted so freely that he had been in Walpole Lane, that both Audrey and Ralph felt certain he was completely innocent.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Certainly, they had not directly accused him of committing the crime--the girl especially would have been horrified at the mere idea--but Sir Joseph had taken what they said to mean that they suspected him, and so had revenged himself in the cruel way he had done.

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

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.

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

From this reading They had not expected Sir Joseph's appearance, much less that he would behave in so brutal a manner.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading The two young people remained alone, looking at one another, and feeling quite aghast at the position in which they now found themselves.