Chapter VI · THE SUB-EDITORS (continued)

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading He was a most intelligent and widely-read man; but he had wrecked his life over opium.

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

an occurrence of something

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a group of people living in a particular local area

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

with firmness

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

someone who consumes food for nourishment

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

(chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquids

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

render capable or able for some task

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

opinion or judgment

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

many times at short intervals

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

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

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

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

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

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From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

a musical composition that evokes rural life

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

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From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

used to form the superlative

From this reading He was a most intelligent and widely-read man; but he had wrecked his life over opium.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

not any; not one

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

and nothing more

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

above and across; more than

From this reading He was a most intelligent and widely-read man; but he had wrecked his life over opium.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

plural of “pay” — something that remunerates

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

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From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

edge tool used in shaving

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

unusual or striking

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

plural of “smoker” — a person who smokes tobacco

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

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

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

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From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

an assistant editor

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

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From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading I had seen enough of opium smokers in the East to enable me to pronounce decisively on this “case.”

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

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

the act of using

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

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

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ANOTHER remarkable type of the subeditor of the past was a middle-aged man whom it was my privilege to study for some months.

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From this reading He was a most intelligent and widely-read man; but he had wrecked his life over opium.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading _The opium eater--A babbler o’ green fields--The “Brither Scots”--A South Sea idyl--St. Andrew Lang Syne--An intelligent community--The arrival of the “Bonnie Doon,” Mackellar, master--Captain Mackellar “says a ‘sweer’”--A border raid on a Newspaper--It pays--A raid of the wild Irish--Naugay Doola as a Newspaper editor--An epic--How the editor came to buy my emulsion--The constitutionially quarlsome sub-editor--The melancholy man--Not without a cause--The use of the razor._

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading No one could account for a curious _distrait_ air which he frequently wore; but I had only to look at his eyes to become aware of the secret of his life.

destroyed in an accident

From this reading He was a most intelligent and widely-read man; but he had wrecked his life over opium.