Chapter II

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

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

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From this reading What she ain't got ain't worth having.

(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 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

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

From this reading 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

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

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

the act of consuming food

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

every person

From this reading 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

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

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

a boy or man

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

transport from one place to another

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Our first glimpse of 'Frisco made us like the place.

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From this reading 'FRISCO.

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

a quick look

From this reading Our first glimpse of 'Frisco made us like the place.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading What she ain't got ain't worth having.

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

From this reading 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading What she ain't got ain't worth having.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

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

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

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

From this reading 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Our first glimpse of 'Frisco made us like the place.

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From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Our first glimpse of 'Frisco made us like the place.

engage in

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

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

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Our first glimpse of 'Frisco made us like the place.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our first glimpse of 'Frisco made us like the place.

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From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Our first glimpse of 'Frisco made us like the place.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

plural of “saloon” — a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading What she ain't got ain't worth having.

move stealthily

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

put, fix, force, or implant

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

express in words

From this reading 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

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

From this reading Our first glimpse of 'Frisco made us like the place.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

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

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Our first glimpse of 'Frisco made us like the place.

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

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

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

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What she ain't got ain't worth having.

which person or people

From this reading 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'Frisco is all right and everyone who has been there will tell you so.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading What she ain't got ain't worth having.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Near the ferry slip were eating joints by the bushel, more saloons than you could shake a stick at, sailors' boarding houses, fruit stands containing fruit that made our teeth water; oyster-houses, lodging-houses--in fact there was everything there to make a fellow feel right at home.