used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
Agnes
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From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "How could we possibly have missed him?" exclaimed another.
ARRESTverbUS /ərˈest/
take into custody
From this reading THE SBIRRI--THE ARREST.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
butt-end
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From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
deliberateadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪbərət/
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "How could we possibly have missed him?" exclaimed another.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
to a considerable degree
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How could we possibly have missed him?" exclaimed another.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
How
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From this reading "How could we possibly have missed him?" exclaimed another.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
malefactornounUS /ˈmæləfæktər/
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "How could we possibly have missed him?" exclaimed another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
pikenounUS /paɪk/
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
by chance
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
SBIRRI
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From this reading THE SBIRRI--THE ARREST.
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
skirtingadjectiveUS /ˈskɜːrtɪŋ/
being all around the edges; enclosing
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SBIRRI--THE ARREST.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
Wagner'snounUS /ˈwæɡnərz/
possessive form of “wagner” — Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Which way could he possibly have gone?" cried one, striking the butt-end of his pike heavily upon the ground.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How could we possibly have missed him?" exclaimed another.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
at the time that
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were evidently in search of some malefactor, for, stopping in their course, they began to deliberate on the business which they had in hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed since the unfortunate Agnes was thus suddenly cut off in the bloom of youth and beauty, when a lieutenant of police, with his guard of sbirri, passed along the road skirting Wagner's garden.
