used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
anew
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
agencynounUS /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
(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 Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
annihilateverbUS /əˈnaɪəleɪt/
kill in large numbers
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
circulationnounUS /ˈsɜːrkjəleɪʃən/
the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
conjurornounUS /ˈkɑːndʒərər/
someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
didn't
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From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
the organ of sight
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
keyholenounUS /ˈkiːhoʊl/
the hole where a key is inserted
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
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 Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
Maister
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From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
others
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From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
pitiableadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiəbəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
resuscitatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈsʌsɪteɪtɪd/
restored to life or consciousness
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE SEARCH.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
in the near future
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
express in speech
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
supernaturalnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈnætʃərəl/
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
required or under orders
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
migratory
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
wasn't
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From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
at the time that
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The news soon spread that the conjuror--body and soul--had vanished from the room in which he was supposed to have died; and various were the reports that got into circulation.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some said they didn't believe he had been there at all; others thought he wasn't dead when the squire and party left him; while others again believed that he was really dead, but that, by some supernatural agency, he had been resuscitated and taken away through the keyhole, or up the chimney, and that probably he was then wandering about invisible.
which person or people
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading And those who held this belief were pitiable objects; for they feared to speak a word against "The Maister," lest he should instantly appear in his bodily form, and annihilate them as they stood.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The dread of "The Maister" and his evil eye was bad enough when he was alive and in the flesh, but now it was ten times worse.
