Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

(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 The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading How came I among them?

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

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

completely unclothed

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

preventing entry or exit or a course of action

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Yet what were they to this? what were the dangers I then incurred to the inevitable ruin now before me?

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

offering little or no hope

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

past form of “bolt” — move or jump suddenly

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

a youthful male person

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

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From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

being or suggesting a cavern

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

make a clank

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Yet what were they to this? what were the dangers I then incurred to the inevitable ruin now before me?

causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

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

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

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

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

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

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

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

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

inflected form of “incur” — make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to

From this reading Yet what were they to this? what were the dangers I then incurred to the inevitable ruin now before me?

incapable of being avoided or prevented

From this reading Yet what were they to this? what were the dangers I then incurred to the inevitable ruin now before me?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

the act of locking something up to protect it

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

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

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

having notes of fixed rhythmic value

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

plural of “patrol” — a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading Yet what were they to this? what were the dangers I then incurred to the inevitable ruin now before me?

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

Identical; not different.

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

appearing as such but not necessarily so

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

plural of “sentinel” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

with strength or in a strong manner

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

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

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading How came I among them?

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

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

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

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

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

a vagrant

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

put down or press the foot, place the foot

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

-ing form of “unlock” — open the lock of

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

a formal word for “on”

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

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

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Yet what were they to this? what were the dangers I then incurred to the inevitable ruin now before me?

at the time that

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

which person or people

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

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 This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

rub with a circular motion

From this reading The same sad sounds were now about me: the measured tread of sentinels; the tramp of patrols; the cavernous clank of door-closing, and the grating noise of locking and unlocking heavy gates; and then that dreary silence, more depressing than all,--how they came back upon me now, seeming to wipe out all space, and bring me to the hours of my boyhood's trials!

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading This was the second morning of my life which opened in the narrow cell of a prison; and when I awoke and looked upon the bare, bleak walls, the barred window, the strongly bolted door, I thought of the time when as a boy I slept within the walls of Newgate.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading True, I knew neither the conspirators nor their crime; but who would believe it?

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet what were they to this? what were the dangers I then incurred to the inevitable ruin now before me?