used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
anew
From this reading "Again we had to ring and shout as before.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We went round the house, and knocked at all the windows we could reach.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Again we had to ring and shout as before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Again we had to ring and shout as before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Again we had to ring and shout as before.
exhale hard
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
blunderbussnoun
a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We went round the house, and knocked at all the windows we could reach.
Desmond
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From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
didn't
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From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
dodgeverbUS /dɑːdʒ/
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
door-bell
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From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
a man of refinement
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
the act of giving
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Again we had to ring and shout as before.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We went round the house, and knocked at all the windows we could reach.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading We went round the house, and knocked at all the windows we could reach.
immediately past
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
not any; not one
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
pokedverbUS /poʊkt/
past form of “poke” — poke or thrust abruptly
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We went round the house, and knocked at all the windows we could reach.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "Again we had to ring and shout as before.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading We went round the house, and knocked at all the windows we could reach.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading "Again we had to ring and shout as before.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
carry out
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "`This must be the place,' said Mr Desmond, giving a pull at the door-bell.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Again we had to ring and shout as before.
hard to endure
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
the topmost one of two
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Again we had to ring and shout as before.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went round the house, and knocked at all the windows we could reach.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading No one coming to the door, Mr Desmond proposed trying the old dodge, and getting in at the window.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading We went round the house, and knocked at all the windows we could reach.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn't take ourselves off.
