Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

the state of being absent

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

(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 next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

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

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

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

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

in a state of sleep

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

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

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

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

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

one or the other of two

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

plural of “energy” — (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

opinion or judgment

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

a boy or man

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

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

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

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

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

lacking natural ease

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

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 If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

engage in

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

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

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

and nothing more

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

above and across; more than

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

somewhat ill or prone to illness

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

steal goods; take as spoils

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

in the near future

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

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

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

a special situation

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

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

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

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

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

move through by or as by digging

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

precisely as stated

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

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

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

(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 If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Douglas had now quite a nice little stock of money, and he soon made up his mind what to do.

at the time that

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

during the time that

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

belonging to which person

From this reading It was quite the usual thing now for the guard--whose name, Jim had ascertained, was Carbajal--to lie down behind his rock, and either sleep or smoke while his charge laboured in the tunnel; and one day Jim crawled over to the rock where he lay and took a good look at the fellow.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He was sitting with his back against the rock, fast asleep; his rifle was lying about three feet away from him, and his peaked cap was tilted over his eyes.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading The next thing, he told himself, was to wait for a favourable opportunity to escape; and while waiting he put all his energies into his work, so that he might have as much money as possible when the time came for him to make his attempt.

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

From this reading If he would only go to sleep like that in the morning, thought Jim, all would be well; for the escape would have to be made very early in order that the fugitive might get a good long start before his absence was discovered when the roll was called at nightfall.