Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

one to whom something is addressed

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

later than; following

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

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

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

capability to perform or produce

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

an associate that one works with

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

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From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

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From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

the act of departing

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

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From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

half the width of an em

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

make certain of

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

set up or found

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

plural of “gene” — (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

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

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

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 The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

the act of departing

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

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

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

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

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

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

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

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

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

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

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

the act of departing

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

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

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

and nothing more

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

the characteristic of doing things without delay

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

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

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

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

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

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

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

a message transmitted by telegraph

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading The Hand of God "Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi."

from that place or that time

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

for that reason; as a result

From this reading On arriving, therefore, at Genoa, and going to the Hotel de Genes there, I found, not Mr. Sander, but a telegraphic message from him bidding me await his return.

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

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

From this reading Before leaving Genoa, however, my agent took steps to ensure the transmission of his correspondence, and a telegram despatched by Giraud from St. Martin, after my departure thence, duly reached the addressee at Cuneo.

past form of “underrate” — make too low an estimate of

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

at the time that

From this reading Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.

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

From this reading Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque, with us upon his heels, Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us, and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there.