Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Some writers grew lyric about him.

in addition

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

From this reading Thus did Tomlinson float from Tomlinson's Creek beside Lake Erie to the very banks of the Danube and the Drave.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

next to; at the side of

From this reading Thus did Tomlinson float from Tomlinson's Creek beside Lake Erie to the very banks of the Danube and the Drave.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

travel across or pass over

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea

From this reading Thus did Tomlinson float from Tomlinson's Creek beside Lake Erie to the very banks of the Danube and the Drave.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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From this reading Thus did Tomlinson float from Tomlinson's Creek beside Lake Erie to the very banks of the Danube and the Drave.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading They might have read them easily enough, had they but had the key.

half the width of an em

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading They might have read them easily enough, had they but had the key.

a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York

From this reading Thus did Tomlinson float from Tomlinson's Creek beside Lake Erie to the very banks of the Danube and the Drave.

opinion or judgment

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

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

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

the commercial activity of providing funds and capital

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

be in motion due to some air or water current

From this reading Thus did Tomlinson float from Tomlinson's Creek beside Lake Erie to the very banks of the Danube and the Drave.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

a person of German nationality

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Some writers grew lyric about him.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They might have read them easily enough, had they but had the key.

a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

of an obscure nature

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

-ing form of “insert” — put or introduce into something

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading They might have read them easily enough, had they but had the key.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading Thus did Tomlinson float from Tomlinson's Creek beside Lake Erie to the very banks of the Danube and the Drave.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

expressing deep emotion

From this reading Some writers grew lyric about him.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading They might have read them easily enough, had they but had the key.

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

something you have to do

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading Some writers grew lyric about him.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus did Tomlinson float from Tomlinson's Creek beside Lake Erie to the very banks of the Danube and the Drave.

up to a particular time

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

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From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

precisely as stated

From this reading Thus did Tomlinson float from Tomlinson's Creek beside Lake Erie to the very banks of the Danube and the Drave.

plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

plural of “weekly” — a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What visions, they asked, could one but read them, must lie behind the quiet, dreaming eyes of that inscrutable face?

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

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

which person or people

From this reading So from state to state ran the portrait of Tomlinson of Tomlinson's Creek, drawn by people who had never seen him; so did it reach out and cross the ocean, till the French journals inserted a picture which they used for such occasions, and called it _Monsieur Tomlinson, nouveau capitaine de la haute finance en Amerique_; and the German weeklies, inserting also a suitable picture from their stock, marked it _Herr Tomlinson, Amerikanischer Industrie und Finanzcapitan_.

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Some writers grew lyric about him.