Chapter XVI

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

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

later than; following

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

anew

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading Up the Spouts and down the Drains.

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

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Up the Spouts and down the Drains.

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

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

plural of “drain” — emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

From this reading Up the Spouts and down the Drains.

past form of “encounter” — come together

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

long and light rowing boat; especially for racing

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have heard the same," replied Mr. Strange.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

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

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "I have heard the same," replied Mr. Strange.

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

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

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

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

possessive form of “patient” — a person who requires medical care

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading The physician recognised him and pulled up.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading The physician recognised him and pulled up.

inflected form of “quit” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

provided with a secure reputation

From this reading The physician recognised him and pulled up.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "I have heard the same," replied Mr. Strange.

Identical; not different.

From this reading "I have heard the same," replied Mr. Strange.

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

term of address for a man

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

plural of “spout” — an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

From this reading Up the Spouts and down the Drains.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading Up the Spouts and down the Drains.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

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

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

in the direction of

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading Up the Spouts and down the Drains.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.

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

From this reading "What's this I hear, sir, about my patient's having gone off again?" cried the doctor in a sharp tone.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Turning his face towards the railway station after quitting the Maze, with the view of making some enquiries, as to what passengers had alighted there the previous day and had gone back again--not that he believed one syllable of the tale told him--Mr. Strange encountered the gig of Dr. Cavendish bowling down.