Chapter XVI · Irish Tourists and Trains

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From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

a theatrical performer

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

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From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

provide with a causeway

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

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From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

exhibiting courtesy and politeness

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a courteous or respectful or considerate act

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

the act of departing

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

a symptom of reduced quality or strength

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

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From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

qualified for by right according to law

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

at any time

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

set up or found

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

possessive form of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

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

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a single distinct event

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

a warship intended for combat

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

on one occasion

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

in an original manner

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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 _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a future prospect or potential

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

at the expected or proper time

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

a person who rises (especially from bed)

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

witty language used to convey insults or scorn

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

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

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

following in time or order

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

happening unexpectedly

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

the first light of day

From this reading He asked me to go with him to the Giant’s Causeway, and I promised to do so if he did not insist on starting before sunrise,--he was the earliest riser I ever met.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

status with respect to the relations between people or groups

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

third-person singular of “threaten” — pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

a midday meal

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

create by training and teaching

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

in an uncivil manner

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

precisely as stated

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

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

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

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

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading _The late Emperor of Brazil--An incredulous hotel manager--The surprised A.R.A.--The Emperor as an early riser--The habits of the English actor--A new reputation--Signor Ciro Pinsuti--The Prince of Bohemia--Treatment au prince--The bill--An Oriental prince--An ideal costume for a Scotch winter--Its subsequent modification--The royal sleeping-place--Trains and Irish humour--The courteous station-master--The sarcasm of the travellers--“Punctually seven minutes late”--Not originally an Irishman--The time of departure of the 7.45 train--Brahke, brake, brake--The card-players--Possibility of their deterioration--The dissatisfied passenger--Being in a hurry he threatens to walk--He didn’t--He wishes he had._

in the company of; together with

From this reading ONCE I was treated very uncivilly at an hotel in the North of Ireland, and as the occasion was one upon which I was, I believed, entitled to be dealt with on terms of exceptional courtesy, I felt the slight all the more deeply.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.

a late time of life

From this reading I had had the privilege of taking tiffin with His Majesty aboard a man-of-war at Rio Janeiro some years previously, and on calling upon him in London upon the occasion of his visit to England, I found to my surprise that he remembered the incident.

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading The late Emperor of Brazil, in yielding to his desire to see everything in the world that was worth seeing, had appeared suddenly in Ireland.