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 They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

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

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

a boy or man

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

let fall to the ground

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)

From this reading He and Duncan got on famously together.

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

divisible by two

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

in a manner or to an extent that is well known

From this reading He and Duncan got on famously together.

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

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

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

From this reading He and Duncan got on famously together.

easy to reach

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

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

From this reading The more he saw of the place the more he liked it.

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From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

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

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

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

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

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From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

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

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

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From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The more he saw of the place the more he liked it.

a small worthless amount

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

and nothing more

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading The more he saw of the place the more he liked it.

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

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

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

From this reading The more he saw of the place the more he liked it.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The more he saw of the place the more he liked it.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He and Duncan got on famously together.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The more he saw of the place the more he liked it.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

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

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

cut with a saw

From this reading The more he saw of the place the more he liked it.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

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From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

term of address for a man

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

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

From this reading The more he saw of the place the more he liked it.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

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

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

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

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading He and Duncan got on famously together.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

male cat

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

the act of using

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

precisely as stated

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

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

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading LITTLE JACK AND BIG JACK I think Tom very much enjoyed that week at Runswick Bay.

an old and formal word for “while”

From this reading They smoked together on a seat above the house, and Duncan told him stories of shipwrecks and storms, whilst I sat painting just below them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading One night he even persuaded Duncan to let him go out with him fishing, and Duncan confided to me afterwards, 'That there friend of yours, sir, he's a real handy chap; knows how to use his fingers, sir, and isn't afraid of a drop of salt water neither.'