Chapter II

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

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But Marsden was not even thinking about it.

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

(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 It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

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

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

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

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

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

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

bring into balance or equilibrium

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

without a basis in reason or fact

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

past form of “bribe” — make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Marsden was not even thinking about it.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

-ing form of “consider” — deem to be

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

divisible by two

From this reading But Marsden was not even thinking about it.

a notable achievement

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

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

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

a .45-caliber pistol

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

destroyed or killed

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

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

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

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

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

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

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

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

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

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

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

conformity or harmony

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

a person who lives and works on land

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

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

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

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

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

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

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

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

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But Marsden was not even thinking about it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

having official authority or sanction

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

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

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

transport commercially

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

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

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

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

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

by that means or because of that

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

a special situation

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading But Marsden was not even thinking about it.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

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

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one

From this reading It was the kind of thing that can be, and is constantly being, done south of twenty-three.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

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

From this reading But Marsden was not even thinking about it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He was thinking of the time that Stanwood had bribed a Guatemala high official--with money already a long way from clean--and had thereby established in that misgoverned little country his altogether baseless claim to Marsden’s own sugar _finca_ and refinery.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Marsden stood considering, keeping his balance as the ship rolled, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the line of the deck, backward or forward, according as she went to weather or to lee.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.

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

From this reading It would have taken quite all the attention of a landsman to manage the feat at any effort, and with that he would probably have gone upon his skull or his nose.