Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

someone who offers opposition

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

anew

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

(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 But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

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

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

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From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

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

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

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

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

call forth

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

one or the other of two

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

something many people believe that is false

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

yet to be or coming

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

From this reading War is the gambling of kings.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

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

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

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

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

in an idle manner

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

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

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

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

From this reading War is the gambling of kings.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading War is the gambling of kings.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

inadequate in amount or degree

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

in an unhurried way or at one's convenience

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

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

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

the force of workers available

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

a public toilet for men

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading War is the gambling of kings.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

and nothing more

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

above and across; more than

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

third-person singular of “overshadow” — be greater in significance than

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

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

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

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

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

the money risked on a gamble

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

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

From this reading War is the gambling of kings.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

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

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

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

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

past form of “trump” — produce a sound as if from a trumpet

From this reading It is only where the stakes are small that the leisurely players, idly fingering the fallen cards, return in fancy to certain points--to this trick trumped or that chance missed, playing the game over again.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading War is the gambling of kings.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

at the time that

From this reading But when the result is great it overshadows the game, and all men's thoughts fly to speculation on the future.

in or at the place that

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

which person or people

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.

but in spite of that

From this reading Napoleon, the arch-gambler, from that Southern sea where men, lacking cards or dice and the money to buy either, will yet play a game of chance with the ten fingers that God gave them for another purpose--Napoleon had dealt a hand with every monarch in Europe before he met for the second time that Northern adversary of cool blood who knew the waiting game.