in the past
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
make calm or still
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The two passed so close he could have touched them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The two passed so close he could have touched them.
count's
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From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
CroatiannounUS /kroʊˈeɪʃən/
a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Twice he heard his name mentioned.
Hentzi
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From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Twice he heard his name mentioned.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
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 Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Twice he heard his name mentioned.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Twice he heard his name mentioned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
with speed
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The two passed so close he could have touched them.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
required or under orders
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two passed so close he could have touched them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
having come into contact
From this reading The two passed so close he could have touched them.
two times
From this reading Twice he heard his name mentioned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
unmistakableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbəl/
clearly evident to the mind
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They were speaking rapidly and in what he supposed must be the Croatian tongue.
at the time that
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
which person or people
From this reading Behind him came Hentzi who should have been in bed long ago.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading But he grew less calm when the count's unmistakable figure passed up and down before the two windows and finally opening one stepped out into the courtyard.
