used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
anew
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I might as well have been captured by a woman," he said to himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
atticnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
circumventverbUS /ˌsɜːrkəmˈvent/
surround so as to force to give up
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading THE OUTLAW'S ESCAPE.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
farmer'snounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I might as well have been captured by a woman," he said to himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I might as well have been captured by a woman," he said to himself.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I might as well have been captured by a woman," he said to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
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 The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I might as well have been captured by a woman," he said to himself.
mortificationnounUS /ˈmɔːrtəfkeɪʃən/
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
outlawnounUS /ˈaʊtlɔː/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
OUTLAW'S
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OUTLAW'S ESCAPE.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
QuakernounUS /ˈkweɪkər/
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I might as well have been captured by a woman," he said to himself.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OUTLAW'S ESCAPE.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He felt far from comfortable, and he experienced great mortification at the thought that he had been captured by a Quaker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I might as well have been captured by a woman," he said to himself.
except if; if not
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I shall never hold up my head again--that is," he added, after a pause, "unless I circumvent him and get away."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The outlaw was left for several hours alone in the attic of the farmer's house.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I might as well have been captured by a woman," he said to himself.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I might as well have been captured by a woman," he said to himself.
