Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

in actual fact

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

(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 In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

an advocate of anarchism

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading The dates of their writing are far apart, their origins are various.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a cruelly rapacious person

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

plural of “cape” — a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

pleasing or delighting

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

being joined in close association

From this reading None of them are connected directly with personal experiences.

English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

plural of “date” — the specified day of the month

From this reading The dates of their writing are far apart, their origins are various.

without deviation

From this reading None of them are connected directly with personal experiences.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a quad with a square body

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

half the width of an em

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading None of them are connected directly with personal experiences.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading The dates of their writing are far apart, their origins are various.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

a specific size and style of type within a type family

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a man of refinement

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a state in the Rocky Mountains

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

one who reveals confidential information in return for money

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

in an inherent manner

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

an occurrence of something

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

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

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

immediately past

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

not one, and not any

From this reading None of them are connected directly with personal experiences.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

a brief written record

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a child's room for a baby

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

occurring from time to time

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

and nothing more

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

plural of “origin” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading The dates of their writing are far apart, their origins are various.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

From this reading None of them are connected directly with personal experiences.

plural of “petite” — a garment size for short or slender women

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The dates of their writing are far apart, their origins are various.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading None of them are connected directly with personal experiences.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

an industrial city in western France on the Loire River

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading The dates of their writing are far apart, their origins are various.

in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

precisely as stated

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

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

From this reading In all of them the facts are inherently true, by which I mean that they are not only possible but that they have actually happened.

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

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

belonging to which person

From this reading For instance, the last story in the volume, the one I call Pathetic, whose first title is Il Conde (misspelt by-the-by) is an almost verbatim transcript of the tale told me by a very charming old gentleman whom I met in Italy.

in the company of; together with

From this reading None of them are connected directly with personal experiences.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.

the act of creating written works

From this reading The dates of their writing are far apart, their origins are various.

a late time of life

From this reading <h1> A SET OF SIX </h1> <p> <br /> </p> <h2> By Joseph Conrad </h2> <div class="middle"> <p> <br /> <br /> <i>Les petites marionnettes<br /> Font, font, font, <br /> Trois petits tours <br /> Et puis s&rsquo;en vont</i>.<br /> &mdash;NURSERY RHYME <br /> <br /> </p> </div> <h3> TO MISS M. H. M. CAPES </h3> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <h2> Contents </h2> <table summary="" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto"> <tr> <td> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0001"> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> GASPAR RUIZ </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0004"> THE INFORMER </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0005"> THE BRUTE </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0006"> AN ANARCHIST </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0007"> THE DUEL </a> </p> <p class="toc"> <a href="#link2H_4_0008"> IL CONDE </a> </p> <a name="link2H_TOC" id="link2H_TOC"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <br /> <br /> </p> <hr /> <p> <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"> <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> </p> <div style="height: 4em;"> <br /><br /><br /><br /> </div> <h2> AUTHOR&rsquo;S NOTE </h2> <p> The six stories in this volume are the result of some three or four years of occasional work.