All 32 Uses of
passage
in
Oliver Twist
- And now, I come to a very important passage in Oliver's history; for I have to record an act, slight and unimportant perhaps in appearance, but which indirectly produced a material change in all his future prospects and proceedings.
Chpt 6 (definition 1)passage = a short part
- Mr. Bumble was meditating; it might be that the insects brought to mind, some painful passage in his own past life.
Chpt 37 (definition 1) *passage = a short part of a longer work
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Some houses which had become insecure from age and decay, were prevented from falling into the street, by huge beams of wood reared against the walls, and firmly planted in the road; but even these crazy dens seemed to have been selected as the nightly haunts of some houseless wretches, for many of the rough boards which supplied the place of door and window, were wrenched from their positions, to afford an aperture wide enough for the passage of a human body.†
Chpt 5 (definition 2)
- There was neither knocker nor bell-handle at the open door where Oliver and his master stopped; so, groping his way cautiously through the dark passage, and bidding Oliver keep close to him and not be afraid the undertaker mounted to the top of the first flight of stairs.†
Chpt 5 (definition 2)
- His conductor, catching him by the arm, pushed open the door of a house near Field Lane; and drawing him into the passage, closed it behind them.†
Chpt 8 (definition 2)
- This seemed to be some watchword or signal that all was right; for the light of a feeble candle gleamed on the wall at the remote end of the passage; and a man's face peeped out, from where a balustrade of the old kitchen staircase had been broken away.†
Chpt 8 (definition 2)
- The Jew thrust his head out of the room door when Sikes had left it; looked after him as we walked up the dark passage; shook his clenched fist; muttered a deep curse; and then, with a horrible grin, reseated himself at the table; where he was soon deeply absorbed in the interesting pages of the Hue-and-Cry.†
Chpt 15 (definition 2)
- The passage was perfectly dark.†
Chpt 16 (definition 2)
- Mr. Bumble no sooner uttered Oliver's name, in explanation of his errand, than Mrs. Bedwin, who had been listening at the parlour door, hastened into the passage in a breathless state.†
Chpt 17 (definition 2)
- With these exceptions, there was neither sight nor sound of any living thing; and often, when it grew dark, and he was tired of wandering from room to room, he would crouch in the corner of the passage by the street-door, to be as near living people as he could; and would remain there, listening and counting the hours, until the Jew or the boys returned.†
Chpt 18 (definition 2)
- Carelessly at first; but, lighting on a passage which attracted his attention, he soon became intent upon the volume.†
Chpt 20 (definition 2)
- CHAPTER XXII THE BURGLARY 'Hallo!' cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.†
Chpt 22 (definition 2)
- 'There's Bill Sikes in the passage with nobody to do the civil to him; and you sleeping there, as if you took laudanum with your meals, and nothing stronger.†
Chpt 22 (definition 2)
- It was a little lattice window, about five feet and a half above the ground, at the back of the house: which belonged to a scullery, or small brewing-place, at the end of the passage.†
Chpt 22 (definition 2)
- 'The game of that is, that they always leave it open with a catch, so that the dog, who's got a bed in here, may walk up and down the passage when he feels wakeful.†
Chpt 22 (definition 2)
- The old crone tottered along the passages, and up the stairs, muttering some indistinct answers to the chidings of her companion; being at length compelled to pause for breath, she gave the light into her hand, and remained behind to follow as she might: while the more nimble superior made her way to the room where the sick woman lay.†
Chpt 24 (definition 2)
- 'Shut the door,' whispered Fagin from the end of the passage.†
Chpt 26 (definition 2)
- They descended into the passage, and thence into the cellars below.†
Chpt 26 (definition 2) *
- 'What do you think now?' said the Jew, when they had regained the passage.†
Chpt 26 (definition 2)
- Blathers and Duff, attended by the native constable, Brittles, Giles, and everybody else in short, went into the little room at the end of the passage and looked out at the window; and afterwards went round by way of the lawn, and looked in at the window; and after that, had a candle handed out to inspect the shutter with; and after that, a lantern to trace the footsteps with; and after that, a pitchfork to poke the bushes with.†
Chpt 31 (definition 2)
- 'Halloa?' said a little ugly hump-backed man: opening the door so suddenly, that the doctor, from the very impetus of his last kick, nearly fell forward into the passage.†
Chpt 32 (definition 2)
- I have seen enough, too, to know that it is not always the youngest and best who are spared to those that love them; but this should give us comfort in our sorrow; for Heaven is just; and such things teach us, impressively, that there is a brighter world than this; and that the passage to it is speedy.†
Chpt 33 (definition 2)
- A watchman was crying half-past nine, down a dark passage through which she had to pass, in gaining the main thoroughfare.†
Chpt 39 (definition 2)
- Thus, they had toiled along the dusty road, taking little heed of any object within sight, save when they stepped aside to allow a wider passage for the mail-coaches which were whirling out of town, until they passed through Highgate archway; when the foremost traveller stopped and called impatiently to his companion, 'Come on, can't yer?†
Chpt 42 (definition 2)
- 'They've found the gentleman as owns the box; two or three more's a coming to 'dentify him; and the Artful's booked for a passage out,' replied Master Bates.†
Chpt 43 (definition 2)
- Having described the precise situation of the office, and accompanied it with copious directions how he was to walk straight up the passage, and when he got into the side, and pull off his hat as he went into the room, Charley Bates bade him hurry on alone, and promised to bide his return on the spot of their parting.†
Chpt 43 (definition 2)
- When they reached the passage, he laid his finger on his lip, and drawing close to the girl, said, in a whisper.†
Chpt 44 (definition 2)
- All the window in the rear of the house had been long ago bricked up, except one small trap in the room where the boy was locked, and that was too small even for the passage of his body.†
Chpt 50 (definition 2)
- He shook his fist, and would have spat upon them; but his conductors hurried him on, through a gloomy passage lighted by a few dim lamps, into the interior of the prison.†
Chpt 52 (definition 2)
- 'This,' said the man, stopping in a gloomy passage where a couple of workmen were making some preparations in profound silence—'this is the place he passes through.†
Chpt 52 (definition 2)
- From this place, they passed through several strong gates, opened by other turnkeys from the inner side; and, having entered an open yard, ascended a flight of narrow steps, and came into a passage with a row of strong doors on the left hand.†
Chpt 52 (definition 2)
- The two attendants, after a little whispering, came out into the passage, stretching themselves as if glad of the temporary relief, and motioned the visitors to follow the jailer into the cell.†
Chpt 52 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (passage as in: In lines 1-9 of the passage...) a short part of a longer written workeditor's notes: This meaning of passage is commonly seen on standardized tests like the SAT and ACT.
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(2) (meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) More frequently, passage refers to a passageway for travel or to the act of traveling. It can also refer to the passing of time or of a law. See a comprehensive dictionary for the many meanings of passage, but for comfort taking standardized tests like the SAT and ACT, be very familiar with passage being used to refer to a short excerpt from a longer written work.