Chapter XXIV

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

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

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

speak to

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

later than; following

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

a narrow street with walls on both sides

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

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

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

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

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

from appearances alone

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

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

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I only came in oot of the cauld, lookin’ for a night’s shelter.

Causing difficulty in breathing.

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

recognizable; marked

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

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

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

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

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

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

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

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 It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I only came in oot of the cauld, lookin’ for a night’s shelter.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading “I only came in oot of the cauld, lookin’ for a night’s shelter.

not any; not one

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

and nothing more

From this reading “I only came in oot of the cauld, lookin’ for a night’s shelter.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I only came in oot of the cauld, lookin’ for a night’s shelter.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

a human being

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

From this reading “I only came in oot of the cauld, lookin’ for a night’s shelter.

for a short time

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

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

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

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

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

add up in number or quantity

From this reading It was late in the evening of the day on which she left Jean and Donal that Norah came to No. 47, to find the place in total darkness.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

below the required standards for a purpose

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

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

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

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

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading She groped her way up a narrow alley to the foot of a stair and there suddenly stepped on a warm human body lying on the ground.

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

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

having a tone of a reed instrument

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

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

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

which person or people

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading THE RAT-PIT I The address on the letter which Norah received from Sheila Carrol was “47, Ann Street, Cowcaddens,” but shortly after the letter had been written the Glasgow Corporation decided that 47 was unfit for human habitation, and those who lived there were turned out to the streets.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “What the devil!--Ah, ye’re choking me, an old person that never done no one no harm,” croaked a wheezy voice, apparently a woman’s, under Norah’s feet.