Chapter IX · Chapter 9

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

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

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

any thing at all

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

a city district of central London laid out in garden squares

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

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

From this reading For God's sake come at once.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Dead!

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

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

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

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For God's sake come at once.

possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading For God's sake come at once.

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

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

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

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

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

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

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

marked by a lack of interest

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

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

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

the literary culture

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

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

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

having no living or known mother

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

not any; not one

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

on one occasion

From this reading For God's sake come at once.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading For God's sake come at once.

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

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

past form of “scrawl” — write carelessly

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

happening unexpectedly

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

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

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

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

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

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

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

not in accord with or not following current fashion

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

compelling immediate action

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

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

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

at the time that

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

during the time that

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

which person or people

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines:

the act of creating written works

From this reading MOTHERLESS Sangster was writing letters in his rooms in the unfashionable part of Bloomsbury when Jimmy's urgent message reached him.

English architect (1746-1813)

From this reading Mrs. Wyatt died suddenly this afternoon, and there is no one to see to anything but me.

gaping open as if threatening to engulf someone or something

From this reading It was brought by one of the hotel servants, who waited at the door, yawning and indifferent, while Sangster read the hastily scrawled lines: