Chapter XX

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

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

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

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

relating to or characteristic of alps

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

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

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

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

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

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

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

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

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

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From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

of or relating to or characteristic of Brazil or the people of Brazil

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

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From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

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From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

plural of “consideration” — the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

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

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

at any time

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

usually; as a rule

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

of or relating to the science of geography

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

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

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

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

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

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

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

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

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

the lack of knowledge or education

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

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

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

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

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

plural of “jaguar” — a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

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

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

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

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

engage in

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

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

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

good weather with comfortable temperatures

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

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

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

the activity of climbing a mountain

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

not any; not one

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

inclined or disposed to peace

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

for the most part

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

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

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

restricted to something

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

plural of “pursuit” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

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

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

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

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

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

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

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

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

carry out

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

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

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

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

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

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

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

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

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.

which person or people

From this reading Mr. Hinchcliff was a London barrister, but is better remembered as the first president of the Alpine Club, and the man who did more than any of his contemporaries to popularise mountaineering.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading A WALK ABOUT URUGUAY Taken as a whole the Indians of Uruguay are--and have ever been--a brave but peace-loving people, engaged principally in sheep and cattle-rearing.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Further, there are--apart from the native cattle--no large or fierce wild animals.

common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading The latter fact is by no means generally known; and ignorance, or doubt of it, led the late Thomas Woodbine Hinchcliff to take a trip across from Buenos Ayres to the little state in the hope of finding jaguars, pumas, or other animals more worthy of a sportsman's gun than those which he had seen round about Buenos Ayres.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading No doubt the mildness of their character and pursuits is largely due to considerations which are purely geographical; for the sea and the Uruguay River together make the country almost an island, to which the Argentine and Brazilian Indians would never venture to penetrate.