used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
Ah
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From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
any thing at all
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
ascendedverbUS /əˈsendɪd/
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
for the reason that
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
cackleverbUS /ˈkækəl/
talk or utter in a cackling manner
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
don't
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From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
set up or found
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
obtain
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
Griggs
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From this reading "You think it was Ida Griggs?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
half-landing
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From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
IdanounUS /ˈaɪdə/
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading "You think it was Ida Griggs?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You think it was Ida Griggs?"
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
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 "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
Levison's
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From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
fasten with a lock
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
momentarilyadverbUS /ˌmoʊmənˈterəli/
for an instant or moment
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
mothnounUS /mɔːθ/
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I do not," I replied.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, I do not," I replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
and nothing more
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
by chance
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
with speed
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No, I do not," I replied.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I put in quickly, as the Old Man in the Corner momentarily ceased talking.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You think it was Ida Griggs?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You think it was Ida Griggs?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
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 "But I don't see----" "It is a foolish theory," he went on, "not only because there was absolutely no reason why Ida Griggs should kill her mistress--she did not rob her, nor had she anything to gain by Mrs. Levison's death--but as she was neither a cat, nor a night moth, she could not possibly have ascended from a first floor window to another window on the half-landing above, and entered her own room that way, for we must not lose sight of the fact that her bedroom door was the next morning found locked on the outside, and the key left in the lock."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ah!" he retorted, with his funny, dry cackle, "you favour that theory, do you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You think it was Ida Griggs?"
