Chapter I

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

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

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an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

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a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

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

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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

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From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)

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

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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

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Bound written or printed works.

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a youthful male person

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past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

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closed or squeezed together tightly

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

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a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

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light and humorous drama with a happy ending

From this reading The manager and proprietor of Wattles' New York Comedy Company was very, very "mad."

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading The manager and proprietor of Wattles' New York Comedy Company was very, very "mad."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading And I'll do it some day, too."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading And I'll do it some day, too."

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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

a boy or man

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

elaborately or excessively ornamented

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

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

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

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From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

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

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

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

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

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

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

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From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

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From this reading And I'll do it some day, too."

a state in the Rocky Mountains

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on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

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

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being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And I'll do it some day, too."

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

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roused to anger

From this reading The manager and proprietor of Wattles' New York Comedy Company was very, very "mad."

engage in

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading The manager and proprietor of Wattles' New York Comedy Company was very, very "mad."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

a particular point in time

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

as might be expected

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

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

From this reading The manager and proprietor of Wattles' New York Comedy Company was very, very "mad."

not any; not one

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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sharply exact or accurate or delimited

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading The manager and proprietor of Wattles' New York Comedy Company was very, very "mad."

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

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comparative of “red” — of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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

From this reading And I'll do it some day, too."

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used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

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

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

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

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

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading And I'll do it some day, too."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

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a formal word for “on”

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

precisely as stated

From this reading The manager and proprietor of Wattles' New York Comedy Company was very, very "mad."

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

From this reading The manager and proprietor of Wattles' New York Comedy Company was very, very "mad."

plural of “wattle” — a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

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

From this reading His naturally florid face was redder than usual, and his fists were clinched in a manner that augured no good to the "fellow" referred to, had that individual chanced to appear upon the scene at this precise moment.

hope for; have a wish

From this reading "If I had that fellow here I'd make him wish he'd never heard the name of Augustus Wattles.

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

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a person who works at a specific occupation

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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading The manager and proprietor of Wattles' New York Comedy Company was very, very "mad."